In the immediate years after Eisenhower left office, his reputation declined. He was widely seen by critics as an inactive, uninspiring, golf-playing president compared to his vigorous young successor. Despite his unprecedented use of Army troops to enforce a federal desegregation order at Central High School in Little Rock, Eisenhower was criticized for his reluctance to support the civil rights movement to the degree that activists wanted. Eisenhower also attracted criticism for his handling of the 1960 U-2 incident and the associated international embarrassment, for the Soviet Union's perceived leadership in the nuclear arms race and the Space Race, and for his failure to publicly oppose McCarthyism. COUNT 5
QSN1 In popular memory, what sport was Eisenhower known for playing? ANS1 golf QSN2 What did critics feel that Eisenhower should have opposed in public? ANS2 McCarthyism QSN3 Where was Central High school located? ANS3 Little Rock QSN4 How did critics characterize Kennedy in comparison to Eisenhower? ANS4 vigorous young successor QSN5 What nation was considered the leader in the nuclear arms race? ANS5 Soviet Union