The Eisenhower Doctrine
In 1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected as the US President replacing Harry Truman
Richard Nixon was his Vice-President
Eisenhower promised to end Korean War
Began doctrine of containment around the World
Included:
•OAS (Latin America)
•ANZUS (New Zealand and Australia)
•SEATO(Southeast Asia)
•CENTO (Middle East)
The European Economic Community:
Known as the (EEC) foundation for modern day European Economic Union (EEU)
US wanted to:
•Limit effects of excessive nationalism
•Establish a free trade bloc
•Establish a common front against Communism
•Included:
•The Council of Europe, 1949
•The Schuman Plan, 1950 (French and German coal to be produced together)
•European Coal and Steel Community, 1952
•European Defence Community
•Euratom, 1957 (Reduce dependence on Middle Eastern oil)
Richard Nixon was his Vice-President
Eisenhower promised to end Korean War
Began doctrine of containment around the World
Included:
•OAS (Latin America)
•ANZUS (New Zealand and Australia)
•SEATO(Southeast Asia)
•CENTO (Middle East)
The European Economic Community:
Known as the (EEC) foundation for modern day European Economic Union (EEU)
US wanted to:
•Limit effects of excessive nationalism
•Establish a free trade bloc
•Establish a common front against Communism
•Included:
•The Council of Europe, 1949
•The Schuman Plan, 1950 (French and German coal to be produced together)
•European Coal and Steel Community, 1952
•European Defence Community
•Euratom, 1957 (Reduce dependence on Middle Eastern oil)