1952 election: campaign issues and the candidates

What democrat domestic successes did they focus on during the campaign? (2)

GI bill and the overall strength of the postwar economy

What democrat foreign policy successes did they focus on during the campaign? (2)

Containment in europe- marshall aid and Berlin

Japan's pacifist reform

What else did the democrats do during their campaign? (4)

Critique of McCarthyism

Defense of Korean war

Eradication of discrimination

Agriculture

What democrat foreign failures did the republicans focus on during the campaign? (3)

Korean war- costly and a failure

Loss of China

“Korea, communism and corruption”

What democrat domestic failures did the republicans focus on during the campaign? (3)

IRS corruption scandal

McCarthyism and alleged soviet infiltration

Claimed that the government's neglect of Latin Americans lead to communism

What particular group of voters did the republicans appeal to and how?

They appealed to women by focussing on education, inflation and ending the Korean war.

Why was Eisenhower popular? (4)

Great use of media during his campaign

Military background

Relatable

Lack of political background made him uncontroversial

Why was Stevenson unpopular? (2)

Poor use of media (extremely long, verbose TV speeches)

Appeared unrelatable (hole in shoe, intellectual background)