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Presidential
Elections 1952 & 1972
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1952 Dwight D.
Eisenhower
1972 Richard N.
Nixon
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1950s
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F. John Lewis (left) with medical student Maung Kyaw Than, in 1952. Lewis, with
former classmate C. Walton Lillehei, would perform the first open-heart
surgery.
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Modern car of the 1950s
Modern television of the 1950s
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I Love Lucy reflected the role of women in society in the 1950s. With the
help of Mamie, the Eisenhower campaign was shown as a strong
foundation.
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Suburbs of the 1950sMany wealthy moved out of the city
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Many families were moving to the suburbs and with
televisions and cars less expensive, information was
easier to gain and commuting to a job quicker.
Common American household gathered around the television
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Poverty in the US was very high
but Eisenhower
made adjustments to fix this problem.
Poor families lived in deprived city apartments
Percent of Americans below Poverty:
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Eisenhower’s plan for poverty:
-support government spending
-expand Social Security benefits
-raise the minimum wage
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Korean War
US MarinesDecember 1950
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U.S. bombs drop on railway bridges at Seoul in early July, 1950
Koreans were removed from their homes because of the bombs
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Extremely crowded POW enclosures on Koje-do
U.S. ordinance teams detonate great stocks of American ammunition at Hungnam
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The National
Association for the Advance
ment of Colored
People (NAACP) wanted
integrated schools and many civil right movements began
in the 1950s.
People protesting school systems
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McCarthyism in the USA
Senator Joseph McCarthy of
Wisconsin made multiple speeches
to end anticommunism
and known communist party members working
in the State Department.
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The Internal Security Act (a.k.a. the McCarran Act)
-Communist members/organizations
-Could not become citizens-Possibly prevented from entering
or leaving the country-Citizen members could be
denaturalized in 5 years
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Senator McCarthy (right) meeting with Republican candidate Eisenhower (left)
Political cartoon referring to
McCarthyism
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“Vote as you
please, but VOTE!”
Eisenhower greeting the media
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Democratic candidate
Stevenson’s election poster:-compared the
1932 presidency to
the 1952-displayed
himself as a Roosevelt
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Supporters of Eisenhower
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“I Like Ike”
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Nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson
Party Republican Democratic
Home state New York Illinois
Running mate Richard Nixon John Sparkman
Electoral vote 442 89
States carried 39 9
Popular vote 34,075,529 27,375,090
Percentage 55.2% 44.3%
1952 Election Results
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1970s
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The Godfather is a 1972
American gangster film based on
the 1969 novel by Mario Puzo and
directed by Francis Ford Coppola
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The Pierre Hotel 1930
New York City, NY
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Vietnam War
1959-1975
US Soldier
US tank in combat
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US planes bombing Vietnam
Troops in combat
US helicopters flying over Vietnam
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Protesting the
Vietnam War
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial1982Constitution GardensWashington, DC
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The Watergate Scandal-CREEP (Committee to Re-elect
President)-break ins into the Democratic National
Committee headquarters-Watergate Hotel, Washington, DC
Watergate Hotel
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Nominee Richard Nixon George McGovern
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California South Dakota
Running mate Spiro Agnew Thomas Eagleton
Electoral vote 520 17
States carried 49 1 + DC
Popular vote 47,168,710 29,173,222
Percentage 60.7% 37.5%
1972 Election Results