Truman and Eisenhower 1 What did Republicans expect to happen in the 1948 presidential election WHY a Fully expected to win this election because Truman looked like a weak link 2 Who was Thomas Dewey a The Republican candidate for president 3 Immediately after World War I what country controlled the region of Palestine a Britain 4 Why did President Truman lean toward supporting the new state of Israel a Political importance i Wanted the Christian Jewish vote ii iii People thought there was biblical view Lots of sympathizers for this country b Personal Sympathy c Little Historical understanding i Down played the hostility over there d Global strategic Importance cold war Long range security i ii Afraid Russia would get there first and take over oil industry 5 Why is 1948 a significant year in Israeli history a Israel Independence 6 How did the United States react to Israel s proclamation of independence a Gave official recognition 11 minutes later b Aligned themselves with Jewish and made enemies of Arabs 7 What country was the first to recognize Israel as an independent nation a United States a Attacked Israel 8 How did Israel s Arab neighbors react to Israel s declaration of nationhood 9 Who won the 1948 49 Arab Israeli War a Israel 10 What happened to the existing Arab population within Israel a Forced to flee 11 Explain Truman s campaign strategy in the 1948 election a Campaigned like a crazy man gave speeches everywhere and to anyone that would listen 12 Explain Thomas Dewey s strategy a Stayed home and didn t campaign because he thought he already had the win 13 Explain the media coverage of the campaign in the weeks before the election a They gave up and stopped covering Truman 14 What was surprising about the 1948 election outcome a Truman won when he was not supposed to 15 Who won the 1948 presidential election a Harry Truman 16 Who was Ho Chi Minh 17 What was Ho Chi Minh s primary goal a Independence from France a Nationalists strong independent wanted what was best for his country b Huge communist 18 During World War II what was the relationship between the U S and communist rebels in Vietnam a Fighting with U S against Japan 19 Why did Ho Chi Minh contact the American government after World War II a He expected us to help him win their freedom 20 What happened in 1950 Korean War a b U S sent aid to French in Vietnam 21 What kinds of worries did Truman have at that point a b Political Worries Strategic Worries i Worried about long term communists expansion ii Needed to make sure France remained an ally 22 What decision did Truman make in regard to Vietnam a Sent aid to French in Vietnam 23 What are THREE reasons why this president made this decision a Ideological Korean War i Didn t want to lose Vietnam to communism b Political loss of China c Strategic France need to keep them happy i Because of the cold war in Europe 24 Which president began the U S involvement in Vietnam a Truman 25 Who were the Viet Minh a Freedom Fighters Ho Chi Minh men 26 How well were the French succeeding in pushing back communist forces in North Vietnam a Not very well 27 How did President Eisenhower react to this situation a Increased the amount of money and supplies sent to France sent 80 of expenses to Fight the war but no troops 28 What was the name of the foreign policy that Eisenhower endorsed a Domino Theory 29 Explain what this foreign policy meant a If Vietnam fell to communism then like dominos the rest of the southeast Asia would fall to communism all fall down 30 Where is Dien Bien Phu What happened there in 1954 a Military base in North Vietnam b France Suffered a mess heavy defeat 31 Why was this event significant a Demonstrated Vietnam could fight very well b Force France to leave Vietnam 32 Soon after what did United Nations negotiations establish in regard to Vietnam a Picked up where France let off 33 What role did Ho Chi Minh have at this point a Leader of North Vietnam 34 Who was Ngo Dinh Diem a Leader of South Vietnam pro western 35 At this point what did Eisenhower commit the U S to do in Vietnam a Support the south against communism 36 Describe the situation in South Vietnam under Diem s leadership a Wasn t a very good leader b Pro western 37 What forces were in play during this civil war a Communist and pro western 38 Why was there a substantial British presence in Iran after World War II a Because of the oil fond there 39 Who was Muhammad Mossadegh a Prime Minister of Iran 40 What did this man do in 1952 a Nationalized British Oil factory took privately owned companies and made It the government s 41 Why were U S leaders extremely concerned about him a Because he was acting like a communist and allying himself with the soviets 42 Who was John Foster Dulles Why was he significant a Security of state 43 What was Operation Ajax How was the U S involved in this operation a b Plan to get the U S CIA to get in with the Arian to stir up trouble First operation of U S to remove an officially elected leader of the middle east 44 WHEN did it occur a 1953 45 WHO became the leader of Iran at this point a Shah Muhammad Reza Pahlavi 46 Why was Operation Ajax a success from the U S perspective a About the kick out the old leader and set up an ally 47 Describe the relationship between the U S and Iran from the 1950s through the late 1970s a Close friends U S wanted Iran to be a strong hold 48 But what was the impact of the change in government INSIDE Iran a Pissed of the people because he was forcing pro western ideals 49 Why were many devout Iranians angry at the United States a U S help the Shah 50 What happened in Iran in 1979 a Iranian Revolution 51 What happened in regard to the U S Embassy in Iran a 52 Americans officials were held for 1 year 52 Explain the political fallout of this incident in the United States a Drove Esienhowers career into the ground and set the official position of the U S in the middle east 53 What was the Eisenhower Doctrine a The U S will provide military and Economic aid and sue armed force to assist middle east countries against communist aggression