1. Balanced the Budget
3X
1956, 1957, & 1960
GDP Increased by
3%/year
Inflation remained
between 4 – 6%
2. National Debt Grew
to $291 Billion
9% Increase from the
Truman
Administration
Eisenhower Recession
hit in 1958.
Drop in Auto Sales
Drop in New Home
Construction
3. America was becoming too
liberal
Too Dependent on others for help!
Feb. 1953 – Ike abolishes govt.
control over wages
Ike cut back on military
buildup (10% GDP)
Block any new expansion of
Social Welfare Programs
4. Increasing numbers
of illegal aliens in the
1950’s
US orders
deportation of 1.4
million Mexicans
Most voluntarily
went back to Mexico
Others put on boats
or trucks and taken
to Mexican Southern
border
Ike’s Popularity
5.
6. In all things that deal
with people, be
liberal.
In all things that deal
with money, be
conservative.
Increased Minimum
Wage to $0.90/hour
Ex. Department of
Health, Education, &
Welfare created
Designed to help
those at the bottom of
the ladder.
7.
8.
9. As a soldier in 1919, Ike
was asked to go from
NY to San Francisco w/
a military convoy
2 Months to do it!!
In WWII, the autobahn
and its use in defense
also peaked his interest.
Today, 47,000 miles of
interstates in the US
Other Uses
National Defense-1/5
miles must be straight
Evacuation from natural
disasters
10.
11. Numbers that are
Even go East and
West
Ex: I-80, I-70, I-76
Numbers that are
odd go North and
South
Ex I-79, I-95
Interstates that have 3
numbers are special!
An even number in front
of an interstate means it
connects in 2 places
Ex: I-279, I-495
An odd number means
that it connects in 1 place
(Spur)
Ex: I-579, I-376
