Before I was in office, a war was going on between North and South Korea. The war had officially started in 1950 when North Korea had made plans to lunch an invasion across 38 parallel. This is the border that separated North Korea from the South. They even had different rulers. North Korea was ruled by Kim ll Sung and South Korea was ruled by Syngman Rhee. When the U.S. had heard about North Korea's plans, the 8th army immediately got involved to help South Korea defend themselves against the attack.

North Korea kept towards Pusan South Korea. this made it more difficult for the US troops and South Korea to defend themselves especially with the 8th army getting trapped in the enemies territory. North Korea invaded South Korea in June 25,1950. The war got so intense that America would take any chance they had to attack.

During that time I was running for president the campaigns were mainly involved with the war. I knew that I had a lot ahead of me, but I was not going to back down. I even promised to go down to Korea and solve the issue. When I was elected that was just what I did.

I started having peace talks and a few months after, the Chinese sent notice that they wanted to put the war to an end. In July 27,1953 papers were signed and the Korean war was over. Ever since the end of the war North and South Korea have remained enemies. In 1960 Syngman Rhee, leader of the Southern region, resigned after student riots, which made the South very unstable.


http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/korean+war
Mashallah s.

Civil Rights

I did many things in my presidency to begin the Civil Rights Movement. Though I was not successful in getting Congress to make huge changes, I set a good foundation for the changes to come. I implemented the integration of the US military as well as appointing several influential and jurists concerning civil rights. I also was the first president to appoint an African-American to an executive position in the White House. I also implemented some of the first regulations on racial discrimination in the workplace and in public schools. As you can see, I was a pretty influential person in the beginnings of the Civil Rights Movement.

http://www.eisenhowermemorial.org/Civil-Rights.htm
By: Claire S.

Sputnik Launch

I was elected president after the end of World War II when the Soviet Union and The United States were the most powerful countries in the world. Both of our countries were striving to be better than the other. We were constantly in fear of attack from the Soviets. I was determined to protect our country well during my presidency. However, it didn't help that the Soviet Union was becoming even more powerful.

On October 4, 1957 The Soviet Union launched a sattelite into space called Sputnik. Sputnik was a huge sucess for The Soviet Union and gave them a big boost. It was very worrisome for the United States though. I pretended not to care, blowing it off saying it was just a "useless hunk of iron". However, if I am honest with myself, I know that this launch was a huge scare for me.

After Sputnik's launch, it took a few days for things to settle in. I realized the alarming signifigance of this acheivement and knew I had to do something. Politicians were in shock and demanded that we raised funding for military and science education. We finally caught up to The Soviet Union in January 1958 with the launch of Explorer 1. This was an uplifting and exciting sucess for the United States.

http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/sputnik-memo/
By: Claire S.

Introduction

My name is Dwight David Eisenhower, but most people call me Ike. I was born on October 14, 1890 to David and Ida Eisenhower. I was raised in Abiliene, Kansas as a Presbyterian. Out of high school I went to United States Military Acadamy and Army War College. I became a five star war general and served in both World Wars. I also have a passion for cooking. My specialties are vegetable soup, steak, and cornmeal pancakes. Though I had no previous experience in politics I ran for president in November of 1952. I chose my buddy Richard Nixon as my Vice President. I was elected preident January 20,1953 and was in office until January 20, 1961. As a Republican, I was conservative and due to my previous career in the army, I supported a strong military defense.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower
By: Claire S. and Mashallah S.