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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | united states general who supervised the invasion of normandy and the defeat of nazi germany | 13 sets | |
| 2 | 1953-1961 | 6 sets | |
| 3 | 0 | 6 sets | |
| 4 | allied commander in europe | 4 sets | |
| 5 | the president after truman who waged the cold war. his secretary of state, john foster dulles, believed in a more aggressice stand. | 3 sets | |
| 6 | elected president in 1952 | 3 sets | |
| 7 | american general and 34th president of the united states. he was the principal architect of the successful allied invasion of europe during world war ii and of the subsequent defeat of nazi germany. as president, eisenhower ended the korean war, but his two terms (1953-1961) produced few legislative landmarks or dramatic initiatives in foreign policy. his presidency is remembered as a period of relative calm in the united states. | 2 sets | |
| 8 | 34th (1953-1961) | 2 sets | |
| 9 | president who sent federal troops to little rock to guarantee that the nine african-american students were protected and integration would occur. | 2 sets | |
| 10 | allied supreme commander | 2 sets | |
| 11 | president in 1950's who sent federal troops to make sure the "little rock 9" could stay in school safely. | 2 sets | |
| 12 | 1952-1960 | 2 sets | |
| 13 | campaigning by airplane | 2 sets | |
| 14 | commanded alied forces in europe | 2 sets | |
| 15 | called "the republican's choice" along with his vice president richard nixon. he was the commander of the allied foces in europe, the army chief-of-staff after the war, and the director of nato for two years. dwight displayed "grandfatherly good will". the night before the 1952 presidential elections, he declared that he would personally go to korea and end the war. this helped to win the majority in 41 of the lower 48 states. eisenhower reigned over a period of unstable peace and prosperity. he was elected to another term in 1956. the 1950's are remembered as an idealic time; this is due largely to dwight d.eisenhower. | 2 sets | |
| 16 | famous ww2 general. president 1953 - 1960. known for ending korean war, making interstate high system, "modern republican" | 2 sets | |
| 17 | (fdr) united states general who supervised the invasion of normandy, casablanca and the defeat of nazi germany | 2 sets | |
| 18 | 1942 command of anglo-american force in morocco and algeria | 2 sets | |
| 19 | ended the "truman folly" in korea, he kept the nation prosperous and out of war. graduated from west point in 1915, directed the american invasion of n. africa in 1942, assumed the post of supreme commander of the allied forces on the western front in 1944. | 1 set | |
| 20 | allied commander in ww2 in europe | 1 set | |
| 21 | appointed nato supreme commander | 1 set | |
| 22 | headed assault on north africa; 2nd front attack 400,000 men and 850 ships; supreme allied commander | 1 set | |
| 23 | the supreme allied commander. led operation overlord. later becomes president of us. | 1 set | |
| 24 | 34 president | 1 set | |
| 25 | a u.s. general | 1 set | |
| 26 | united states general who supervised the invasion of normandy | 1 set | |
| 27 | an american general | 1 set | |
| 28 | 34th 1953-1961 (rep) | 1 set | |
| 29 | ? | 1 set | |
| 30 | supreme commander of the allied forces in europe | 1 set | |
| 31 | won the election by a landslide. | 1 set | |
| 32 | general turned president | 1 set | |
| 33 | the us general that led operation torch in november of 1942 in an effort to seize north africa from germany. | 1 set | |
| 34 | commanded allied forces in europe in world war ii and planned the normandy invasion for d-day. he was later elected president and served two terms from 1953 to 1961. | 1 set | |
| 35 | adhered to the "rollback" communism and domino theory. | 1 set | |
| 36 | macarthur's aide who helped in the removal of the bonus marchers | 1 set | |
| 37 | u.s. president who first sent aid to vietnam | 1 set | |
| 38 | the former general who had successfully commanded allied forces in europe in wwii; he became the new president in the election of 1952. | 1 set | |
| 39 | 34th president of the united states from 1953-1961 | 1 set | |
| 40 | rep nominee, promise to balance budget and go to korea and stop war | 1 set | |