Chapter 33: Conflict And Deadlock: The Eisenhower Years
Study Plan
Consider the following questions as a framework to begin your study of Chapter 33:
- Discuss Eisenhower’s style and his approach to the nation’s problems.
- Assess the nature of modern Republicanism in relation to New Deal liberalism, focusing especially on Eisenhower’s stance on key domestic legislation.
- Appraise the early performance of Dulles’s diplomacy, especially as compared to the policy of containment.
- Understand the origins of the Indochina War and assess Eisenhower’s response to it.
- Outline for the Suez Crisis and the Hungarian revolt, their interrelations and their consequences.
- Explain the impact of Sputnik.
- Discuss the developments in civil rights in the Eisenhower era and assess his responses to them.
Organize
- Read this chapter in your textbook or the eBook.
- Print-out the chapter outline and check items that your instructor covered in class. Then read the text closely to better understand the topic.
- Access the iMaps for this chapter. Use the menus to view only the information you want to see as you study the geography and historical events represented on each map.
After reviewing the map, click the GeoQuiz link!
Learn
- Take the Multiple Choice and True / False quizzes. You can mail the results to your instructor’s Gradebook and keep track of your progress in your student Gradebook.
- Master the key events and terms for this chapter by working through the deck of FlashCards. You can even shuffle cards from earlier chapters if you’re trying to study for a test.
- Click the Chrono-Sequencer and match the dates and events.
- Printout the Map Worksheets for this chapter and reconnect the labels offline.
- Generate a Progress Report and fill out the items that you have completed thus far. This report can also be sent to your Gradebook or to your instructor.
Connect - Topics for Research
Access these Digital History materials and select a subject for further study, extra credit, or for a project requirement.
Every item is accompanied by a Media Analysis Worksheet. Worksheets are designed to be filled-out online as you examine the multimedia resources. Email your observations, expressions, and connections to your instructor, or save a copy in your own course portfolio.
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