Summary.
Following Dwight D. Eisenhowers election to be American President, he vowed to end the Korean War. Eisenhowers "Doctrine" set Americas long reputation as a World Military force. This was the beginning of NATO organisations for worldwide military protection
The Eisenhower Doctrine
- Eisenhower Doctrine refers to a speech by President Dwight David Eisenhower on 5 January 1957
- Stated a country could request American economic assistance from U.S. military forces if it was being threatened by armed aggression from another state
- Eisenhower singled out the Soviet threat in his doctrine
- Generally, the Doctrine was made in response to the possibility of a generalized war
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