Dwight D. Eisenhower     

 

 

 

 

     Thesis Statement:

 

     Dwight D. Eisenhower helped shape the world in technology, economics,government,

and culture through his superb leadership skills, outstanding strategic thinking capabilities

and a strong understanding of the peoples' needs and desires.

 

 

 

                       I AM                                                            

 

 

I am  a farm boy born in Texas, raised in Kansas                                            

I wonder what my impact will be                                 

    I hear  the encouragement of my friends and family                                            

I see what must be done for the good of my country                                          

I am the Supreme Commander of Allied forces                                          

I pretend that i am not afraid                                  

I feel everyone watching to see what i will do                                          

I touch  the hearts of those I lead                                       

I worry  that my plans will fail                                       

I cry for those who gave everything                                           

I am  President of the United States                                            

I understand that I am not perfect                             

I say  that we will aid those in need                                            

I dream of peace the world over                                      

I try to never do wrong                                             

I hope that I will have lead America down the right path                                         

I am Dwight D. Eisenhower                                              

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biography                              

   Dwight David Eisenhower was born on October 14th, 1890 and died on March 28th 1969. He graduated high school in 1909 and

 went on to collage at West Point. He played for the schools footbal team untill a knee injury prevented him from participating

 any further. He graduated in the upper half of his class in 1915. He started a long and full career in the Army afterword. When

 America entered World War II in 1941 Eisenhower would be appointed Commander-in-Chief, Allied Forces, North Africa and would

 lead operation to success. He would then lead Allied Forces to victory in Italy and France and was appointed General of the Army

 by time the war had ended. When he returned he was a national hero and his fame swept the country. In 1948 he was inaugurated

 as president of Columbia University and sayed there untill 1950. In 1950 he was elected the Supreme Allied Commander of the

 National Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO). In 1952, November 4th, Eisenhower was elected as the 34th president of the United

 States. As president he tried to remain nuetral and beleived strongly in keeping peace. He tried to contain communism and spread

 Democracy. He also passed some civil rights acts and ordered troop movement for the desegregation in Little Rock. He worked hard

 to give Americans "An expanding economy demonstrated by... little inflation and economic low unemployment." Eisenhower also

 increased the minimum wage, expanded social security, and founded the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare(HEW).

 He also created the Interstate Highway System and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA). This lead the way for

 the exploration of Space. He retired January 20th, 1961. 

 

 

Why I Chose Eisenhower

 

   I chose Eisenhower for several reasons. One was for his long list of accomplishments. He was not only the commanding general who

 helped end World War II, but also a president of the United States. That is only a general view of his success. The second reason i

 chose him was because he seemed interesting. He was a involved in the military and politics but one of his favorite hobbies was paintings.

 He was also avery athletic youth who participated in collage sports. The third reason I chose him was because of his Global Impact. He

 shaped the Europe and Middle East we live in ans hear about today. He greatly affected the rebuilding of Europe and stopped Germany

 from Starting World War II.

 

 

Time Period

 

   Eisenhower was born in the late 1800's but worked from the early to mid 1900's. Early in his military carrer Europe began World War I.

 This was a time when many world powers exsisted and many alliances had been formed. It was also an era that ushered in many new

 inventions, including the automobile, the machine gun and airplanes. It is also critical in the way it shapes the outcome of the entire

 world.Later World War II began. At this time japan had also began it's overseas expansion by invading China. The end of world war II

 also started the Baby Boom whiched greatly effected the U.S.' population and econamy. This was a hit that sent Europe into low point.

 Torn by war it had to be rebuilt.  This was helped by the creation of the League of Nations, which was the base for the U.N.It was also

 the start of the Atomic Age. The nuclear bombs had been dropped in Japan and the whole world was uneasy as for what was to come.

 He also lived during the rise of Communism. The cold war had started and the Soviet Union was rying to Spread Communism all over the

 world. This would later cause many conflicts in eastern Asian countries like Korea and Vietnam. This also caused the communist scare in

 America. Eisenhower lived through a greatly changing and rapidly modernizing time period, but he managed to keep up.

 

 

Influence

 

   Eisenhower was very influentual, not only in the United States but in the rest of the world as well.  These influences can be seen easily

 in government and culture, but may be harder to see in technology and economics. In government Eisenhower was the 34th president of

 the united states. This gave him direct ties to the U.S government. While he was in charge Eisenhower tried to keep peace. He ended the

 war in Korea and tried to create friendly relations with Russians. This was also shown when Eisenhower refused to interveen in Vietnam

 after the French were attacked. He was also a large influce in the League of Nations which would later become the U.N. Culturally Eisenhower

 made many contributions. Some of the bigger ones were the signing of civil right acts in 1957 and 1960. He also sent troops to oversea the

 desegregation in high schools including Little Rock. Another big impact he had on culture was the Interstate Highway Syatem. This  allowed

 people who worked in the city a much easier way to travel from their workplace to nearby areas. THis was the spark for today's suburbia.

 Many people could now live farther away and keep a relatively short commute time. Eisenhower impacted technology with the foundation of

 NASA. THis would lead to the eventually moon landing and all the technology that would be created to make it happen. None of the space

 age material and other items made for space that we use today would have been possible.Economically Eisenhower helped keep the U.S.

 stable. While he president he kept unemployment rates and inflation down. This allowed small buissnesses to grow and the econamy to grow

 around it as well. He also increased minimum wage and and expanded on social security. He also created the department of Health, Education,

 and Welfare.

 

 

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 Research Journal

 

 

January 2nd 2009

 

       Now that I have begun researching Dwight D. Eisenhower I have found that the biggest problem in

 finishing this project will be establishing what sites I can use and which ones I can't. Because he was

 the 44th president and an American General during WWII, there is plenty, if not too much, information

 given on him. This is especially difficult because many of these people share differant opinions of him.

 Some revere him, while others believe he was a plague to the American Government. This sharp contrast

 in opinions in the many websites and articles I visit and read, will make it difficult to decide if the information 

 could be helpful to me or if it cannot help me. The process of sorting out this information and deciding

 which sources are which will be a difficult time-consuming process that I will have to endure to be able

 to do my best on this project and to find which sources can best help.

 

 

 

 February 11th 2009

 

       On a wonderful October day in 1915, at Ft. Sam Houston Texas, Eisenhower was on duty. He was assigned to walk

the post and inspect the guard. During this assingment however, Eisenhower's new friend Gee Gerow spotted him.

He invited Eisenhower to a party. Eisenhower agreed. He followed his friend to a casual lawn party taking place

outside. Little did he know that the Douds of Denver were among the guests. Even though Eisenhower had claimed

to have sworn-off women this would change the first time he laid eyes on 18 year old Mamie Geneva Doud. He

walked over to her and engaged in small talk. He soon knew he would like to date this girl and did so. Nine monthes later

Eisenhower and Mamie were married at the doud residence. They would stay married for the rest of each others lives.

 

 

 February 27th 2009

 

      Eisenhower showed many attributes that would help lead to his sucess. Some of these qualities were patriotism,

determination, and strong leadership abilities. These things helped Eisenhower stick out from other army officers during

his service and from his political competitors during his elections. They also helped him with his struggle against the

powerful German opponents that he faced in World War II. He did not however have everything go his way. In collage

a knee injury ended his football career. This caused him to lose his desire to play football and to focus on his military

career. When he missed action in World War I he was very upset. This was one of the driving forces that made him accel

as an officer and to later be in a position that greatly affected the outcome of the second World War. His time in the

service would also help him learn that people are people no matter what ethnicity. As president Eisenhower ended

segregation in the military and in some schools. He would be a factor to help give all men, black or white, equal rights

in the America we know today.