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Chapter 1 - China 1839-60 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 2 - The Opening Of China To Foreigners 1860-1901 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 3 - Defeat & Revolution 1901-25 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 4 - Nationalists & Communists 1924-45 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 5 - The Japanese Threat & Communist Takeover 1931-49 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 6 - China & The Wider World 1949-76 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 7 - Government, Economy & Society Under Mao After 1949 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 8 - The Cultural Revolution 1966 -76 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 9 - Deng Xiaoping
Chapter 10 - China & The Wider World 1978-97 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 11 - Concluding Survey (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 12 - Jews, Arabs & The British 1900-39 (Middle East)
Chapter 13 - The Birth Of Isreal 1939-49 (Middle East)
Chapter 14 - Arab-Israeli Wars In 1956, 1967, & 1973 (Middle East)
Chapter 15 - Nasser, Egypt & Arab Nationalism (Middle East)
Chapter 16 - The Palestinian Problem (Middle East)
Chapter 17 - The Challenges Of Peace-Making 1991-2008: Israelis & Palestinians (Middle East)
Chapter 18 - The Iran-Iraq War 1980-8 (Middle East)
Chapter 19 - Iraq & The West 1988-2008 (Middle East)
Chapter 20 - From Arab Nationalism To IsIamic Fundamentalism (Middle East)
Chapter 21 - Truman (Cold War 1945- 81)
Chapter 22 - The Korean War (Cold War 1945-81)
Chapter 23 - Eisenhower & Dulles (Cold war 1945 -81)
Chapter 25 - Kennedy To Carter (Cold War 1945-81)
Chapter 26 - Weimar Germany - 1918-1933 (European States)
Chapter 27 - Hitler’s Germany - 1933-1939 (European States)
Chapter 28 - Italy - 1918-1922 (European States)
Chapter 29 - Mussolini’s Italy - 1922-1939 (European States)
Chapter 30 - Spain - 1918-1936 (European States)
Chapter 31 - The Spanish Civil War - 1936-1939 (European States)
Chapter 32 - The Soviet Union - 1918-1929 (European States)
Chapter 33 - The Soviet Union - 1929-1939 (European States)
History HL
Chapter 22 - The Korean War (Cold War 1945-81)
Eisenhower's Pledge The Turn in the 1952 Election
458 words
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Last edited on 16th Oct 2024
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🚀 Quick Snapshot: It's 1952! Dwight D. Eisenhower is running against Adlai Stevenson for the US presidency. With the Korean War in the background, this was a high-stakes election!
The 1952 Presidential Election
- Candidates
- Adlai Stevenson 🌊 (Democrat)
- Dwight Eisenhower 🐘 (Republican) – WWII hero & 1st military commander of NATO.
- Eisenhower's Pledge: "I will go to Korea" 🇰🇷
- Why? To assess the situation and (hint hint) possibly end the war.
- Voters' Reaction: Super impressed! They believed a war hero could end the ongoing war.
- Election Results: Eisenhower won big-time! 🎉
- 39 states in his bag 🌍
- Secured 55.2% of the popular vote 🗳️
Fun Fact: After 20 years of Democrats in the White House, the Republicans finally got a turn!
Shifting Global Leadership 🌍
- Stalin (yes, that big scary leader of the USSR) got a stroke! 🤕
- Died on 5 March 1953 ⚰️
- Why does it matter? His death brought about changes in policies and influenced the Korean War's direction!
Truman's Legacy and the Korean War
- Amendment Alert: Presidents can't serve over 10 years. But Truman got a pass.
- Korean War's Influence: War's unpopularity hurt Stevenson and helped Eisenhower.
- Truman's 2 cents: He wasn't betting on Stevenson. Called him an "Ivy Leaguer" from Princeton. (Basically, he didn’t think he was relatable enough.)
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History HL
Chapter 22 - The Korean War (Cold War 1945-81)
Eisenhower's Pledge The Turn in the 1952 Election
458 words
3 mins read
Last edited on 16th Oct 2024
Table of content
🚀 Quick Snapshot: It's 1952! Dwight D. Eisenhower is running against Adlai Stevenson for the US presidency. With the Korean War in the background, this was a high-stakes election!
The 1952 Presidential Election
- Candidates
- Adlai Stevenson 🌊 (Democrat)
- Dwight Eisenhower 🐘 (Republican) – WWII hero & 1st military commander of NATO.
- Eisenhower's Pledge: "I will go to Korea" 🇰🇷
- Why? To assess the situation and (hint hint) possibly end the war.
- Voters' Reaction: Super impressed! They believed a war hero could end the ongoing war.
- Election Results: Eisenhower won big-time! 🎉
- 39 states in his bag 🌍
- Secured 55.2% of the popular vote 🗳️
Fun Fact: After 20 years of Democrats in the White House, the Republicans finally got a turn!
Shifting Global Leadership 🌍
- Stalin (yes, that big scary leader of the USSR) got a stroke! 🤕
- Died on 5 March 1953 ⚰️
- Why does it matter? His death brought about changes in policies and influenced the Korean War's direction!
Truman's Legacy and the Korean War
- Amendment Alert: Presidents can't serve over 10 years. But Truman got a pass.
- Korean War's Influence: War's unpopularity hurt Stevenson and helped Eisenhower.
- Truman's 2 cents: He wasn't betting on Stevenson. Called him an "Ivy Leaguer" from Princeton. (Basically, he didn’t think he was relatable enough.)
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Dive deeper and gain exclusive access to premium files of History HL. Subscribe now and get closer to that 45 🌟