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American History - Eisenhower - Quiz
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- 1What were the 4 main points to remember from the Geneva Accords 1954?1. Communist North - new PM Diem in South
2. French withdrawal from North and Vietminh from South
3. Democratic elections in two years
4. No military alliances with foreign powers - 2What was Eisenhower's reaction to the Geneva Conference?Conference not viewed as success
Viewed the prospect of 1956 elections with distrust, assumed Ho would win - 3How did Diem rule the South?Dictatorial Manner
Support from rich Catholic minority who exploited Buddhist peasant majority
No land reforms, rents high, food scarce - 4Why did Diem remain unpopular, despite the huge amounts of aid from U.S?Ignored US advice to reform Vietnam
Disliked meeting 'normal' people
Laws passed targeting communists but were used against any critics of his regime
Alienated rural peasants - 5What was the 'Formosa Resolution'?Gave almost unlimited power to US forces in a certain area of the world = a clear extension of presidential power
Gained approval from congress in Jan 1955 to deploy troops in Taiwan - 6What was the situation with China and Taiwan in 1958?Problems resurfaced - Chiang increased size of army - China retaliated = bombarded Quemoy
US sent ships
US made clear to Chiang they would not support him if he provoked China in future - 7Eisenhower's administration believed in the 'domino theory', what was this?If Indo-China fell to communism, whole of South-east Asia would be threatened which threatens the economic & military security of Japan too
- 8How did the election of Eisenhower help bring the Korean War to an end?Reputation = Supreme commander of allied forces in WW2 which made his threats believable:
Threatened to use nuclear weapons and involve Chiang - 9What was the U.S public opinion of the Korean War by the time of Eisenhower's election?Increasingly anti-war
Unwise
Europe seen more important
Treasury Secretary made clear that it was economically important to end involvement - 10How did the death of Stalin influence the ending of the Korean War?New collective leadership which started the 'thaw'
keen to improve relations - ending war would help
keen to focus on domestic issues - 11What was the attitude of the Chinese at the end of the Korean War?War beginning to cost a great deal
Keen to focus on domestic issues
War was accounting for nearly half their entire budget - 12When was the armistice signed for the Korean War?16th June 1953
- 13What was the impact of the Korean War on America?Human cost = less than others but for 'police action' it was surprisingly high
Military expenditure inc. from 4% to 14% of GNP
Strengthened anti-communist paranoia
CIA expanded rapidly
Increased the credibility of UN - 14Why is the Emmett Till case significant?Two white men tortured and murdered Till for 'wolf-whistling' at a white woman (who has since retracted her claim)
Eisenhower made no comment
The men were arrested but released
Galvanized the civil rights movement - 15What happened to McCarthy under Eisenhower?Republicans encouraged McCarthy and used him to attack the Democrats
Eisenhower ignored him hoping he'd fade away
McCarthy soon faded from public view - more outrageous accusations
'red scare' came to end by 1954 - 16What was Eisenhower's political philosophy?Moderate
New Brand of Republicanism
'dynamic conservatism'
'conservative with money, liberal with human beings' - 17Why did Eisenhower win the 1952 Presidential Election?Both Repub. & Demo. considered him as candidate
Personal popularity - major part of campaign
Utilized TV = adverts focused on honesty & integrity (contrast to Demo. in financial corruption scandal)
Stance on Korean War - 18Why was Nixon a perfect vice-presidential candidate?Experienced politician
Good balance to Ike's non-political background
anti-communist crusader - 19What was the significance of the Suez Canal Crisis 1956?Britain & France weakened in terms of influence
America looked like peacekeepers
Viability of European power in Middle East questioned
Lead to Eisenhower Doctrine - 20What happened with Hungary in 1956?Khrushchev = 'destalinization'
CIA broadcasts suggested Hungarians would gain US support
Revolt spread - Nagy - talking of leaving Warsaw Pact
Eisenhower = sympathizing speech but didn't get involved but accepted 25,000 refugees
USSR - crushed revolt, killed 30,000 Hungarians - 21What was the significance of Little Rock 1957?TV helped spread the image of African-American children being racially abused by white adults = influenced moderate opinion
Showed black community had to be more pro-active - Supreme Court decisions not enough - 22When were Little Rock's schools fully integrated?Not until 1972
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- A-Level Unit 2Q - Prosperity, Inequality And Superpower Status
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