1952 ⟶ Eisenhower Wins 1952 US Presidential Election
Dwight Eisenhower defeats Adlai Stevenson in the 1952 presid...
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🗳️ Eisenhower Wins 1952 US Presidential Election
Dwight Eisenhower defeats Adlai Stevenson in the 1952 presidential election⟶
United StatesPresidential ElectionDwight D. EisenhowerAdlai StevensonCold WarPoliticsUS Foreign Policy
🇺🇸 Eisenhower Becomes President; Dulles Named Secretary of State
Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President, with John Foster Dulles as Secretary of State.⟶
United StatesPresidencyDwight D. EisenhowerJohn Foster DullesCold WarForeign PolicySecretary of State
🕊️ Korean War Armistice Agreement
An armistice agreement ends fighting in the Korean War, after Eisenhower threatens the use of nuclear weapons.⟶
Korean WarArmisticeNuclear ThreatCold WarEast AsiaUnited StatesNorth KoreaSouth Korea
🗣️ McCarthy Claims Communists Infiltrated CIA and Atomic Industry
Senator Joseph McCarthy claims that communists have infiltrated the CIA and the atomic weapons industry.⟶
McCarthyismCommunismCIAAtomic WeaponsCold WarUnited StatesPoliticsRed Scare
🗳️ Eisenhower Wins Re-election
Dwight Eisenhower wins re-election, defeating Adlai Stevenson for the second time in the 1956 presidential election⟶
USPresidential ElectionEisenhowerPoliticsCold WarDomestic AffairsAdlai Stevenson
👤 Senator Joseph McCarthy Dies
Senator Joseph McCarthy succumbs to illness exacerbated by alcoholism and dies.⟶
United StatesMcCarthyismCold WarPoliticsAnti-CommunismRed ScareSenate