eisenhower presidentaial accomplishments
dominatatied by the cold war comtainment policy
also used the cia to do covert ops to distupt communist goverments abroad iran/guatamala
opend relations with spain
ended the korean war
degensive allliances were signed to south korea and taiwan
seoto was formed south east asia treaty orginazation
incresased involment in southeast ausa wietnam us advisor sen t
developed idea that nuclear weopns would be denfensive weopns deterrence
created nasa due to soviet sputinik launch
us spy plane u-2 was shot down over ussr
allowed mccarthy to d his thing but pribatley did not aprove
eisenhower doctrine
believed in laissez faire
belived in a balanced budget
deported around 1 million illegal immigrants
sent federal troops to little rock arkansas to help in the sesegregation of all public schools 1954 brown case
helepd pass the federal aid highway act of
john f kennedy
served in WWII was a us representiative and senator from massachusetts before becoming president
married jacqueline lee bouveir
youngest preidnet elected and second youngest presiednt
assassinatred in 1963 in dallas texas by lee harvey oswald encoruaged getting the first man on the moon
tried to help proverty
gettting ppl equal rights
he went to school to become a doctor
1960 election ran against vice president richard nixon
first president on televised debates tool place many say this helped jfk win the election
ask not what your country cand do for you ask what you can do for your country
cold war issues dominated kennedys
berlin was wa built
bay of pigs invasion 1961
cuban missile crisis
allianced fot progress with latin america
kennedy increased the numberr of helicopters mililtary adicsors and undeclared us special foreces in the vietnam
the cia helped the new ba'ath party government overhtrouw communists in iraq this new party systematicaly murdered large numbers of iragqs educated elite killings in wich saddam hussein himself is said to have participated
nucelar test ban treaty signed in 1963
the new frontier promised federal fundin for
1 educationm
2 medical care for the edlerly
3 economic aid to riral regions
4 government intervention to half of ressision
5 end racial discrimination
kennedy
peace corps was established in 1961 where americans voulenteer to help underdevloped nations in areas such as education farming health care and consturction
signed equal pay act of 1963 a federal law aimed at abolishing wage dispanty based on sex
he was assisenated in dallas texas
lyndon johnson
jfk vice presidnet took over after jfk was assisnated
lbj 1964
commcials
daisy girl ice cream
said if u dont vote for him nucluar will happen
passed civil rightd act of 1964 who outlawed most forms of racial segeragation
put together the warrener commissions to investigate the jfk assassinatron
psddrf the the voteing right act 1985 which outlawed discrimination in voting thus allowing millions of southren blacks to vote for the first time
started affimative actions law
aid educationb attack diseases medicare medicaid
urdan renewal
beautfaction consenvation development of depressed region s
war on proverty
control and prevention of crime
removal of obstacles to right to vote
the great society
1965 first act that went to help public school
higher act educatiob act of 1965 focused on helping low income ppl get education
johnson and vietnam
the vietanm conflict dominated most of his presidency
believeid in the domino therory
gulf of tonkin resoulution 1964
congress gave complete power to wage war in vietinam
nixon
desegregated classes in the south
water gate scadle he resiended after this
vice president of eishenhoir
lost 1960 jfk
the only person to be electecd bot vie presidnet and presidnet twice
he didnt want to lose the war and did vientnamization
said just have them fight them self
natinal enviroment policy act
clean air act
federal water pouiltion control act
establishe many govermnet
envirotment protection agency
war on drugs
suplentemant securty income
title nine less disvremnation
equal employment laws agaisnt workplace discremantion
gender looks disablity sexual orentation
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