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Eisenhower Doctrine
Facts - 1: Background
History: The Cold War (1945 - 1991) between the USA and
the USSR was a period of "non-hostile belligerency"
during which time the United States adopted the
Policy of Containment to
restrict the spread of Communism abroad.
Eisenhower Doctrine
Facts - 2: Background
History: The
1947 Truman
Doctrine saw the United States pledge large amounts
of economic and military aid to Europe, but the Truman
Doctrine had no specific policy for other regions, like
the Middle East or Asia.
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3: Background
History: In 1956 the Suez Crisis erupted when Egyptian
President Gamal Abdel Nasser announced the
nationalization of the Anglo-French Suez Canal Company,
and Egyptian troops seized control of the Suez Canal.
Eisenhower Doctrine
Facts - 4: Background History: British
and French troops responded to Nasser's example of Arab nationalism
by invading Egypt.
Eisenhower Doctrine
Facts - 5: Background History: The Soviet
Union intervened by offering to send troops to help Egypt and by
threatening rocket attacks on Great Britain and France.
Eisenhower Doctrine
Facts - 6: Background History: America
immediately went on to nuclear alert and to avoid war, pressurized
Britain and France to call off the invasion. The back down
significantly weakened of the position of the colonialist powers in
the Middle East leaving a power vacuum in the region.
Eisenhower Doctrine
Facts - 7: Background History: With their offer
of support, the Soviets had gained an important foothold
in Egypt and soon other Arab nations in the Middle East
also began accepting Soviet aid.
Eisenhower Doctrine
Facts - 8: The events during the Suez
Canal Crisis meant that the U.S. was the only Western power in the
Middle East and placed U.S. oil security in jeopardy as the USSR
filled the power vacuum in the region.
Eisenhower Doctrine
Facts - 9: President Gamal Abdel Nasser
was ambitious, and was rapidly building a power base in Egypt and
promoting Arab nationalism. By adopting a position of "positive
neutrality" and accepting aid from the Soviets Nasser used it to
play the United States and the USSR against each other
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10: The Middle East contained a large
percentage of the world's oil supply and if Middle
Eastern countries were to fall to communism, the United
States and its allies would suffer massive economic
consequences.
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Eisenhower Doctrine
Facts - 11: In response to the
Suez Crisis, President Eisenhower introduced his
doctrine in January 1957. President Eisenhower’s goal in
the Middle East, in line with the US policy of
containment, was to prevent Arab nations from aligning
with the Soviets and preventing the spread of Communism.
Eisenhower Doctrine
Facts - 12: The Eisenhower
Doctrine was presented in an address to Congress on
January 15,1957, and was adopted by a congressional
resolution in March 1957.
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13: It outlined the
foreign policy position of the US government regarding
the Middle East and asserted that a Middle Eastern
country could request U.S. military aid or American
economic assistance if it was under threat by armed
aggression from another state.
Eisenhower Doctrine
Facts - 14: The purpose of the doctrine
was to protect the Middle East from the influence of the Soviets and
containing the rise of Arab nationalism.
Eisenhower Doctrine
Facts - 15: The United States
needed to assure Middle Eastern nations and its Arab
allies, such as Iraq, could still depend on the West and
discourage them from joining the USSR or turning to
Nasser and Arab nationalism.
Eisenhower Doctrine
Facts - 16: The Eisenhower
Doctrine was tested in Lebanon during 1958 when
Lebanon’s President, Camille Chamoun, requested
assistance from the United States in order to prevent
attacks from political rivals, some of whom had
communist leanings and ties to Syria and Egypt.
Eisenhower responded by sending U.S. troops into Lebanon
to help maintain order.
Eisenhower Doctrine
Facts - 17: The US action in
Lebanon sent a signal to the Soviet Union that the
United States would act to protect its interests in the
Middle East.
Eisenhower Doctrine
Facts - 18: The Eisenhower
Doctrine was a major commitment by the United States to
the security and stability of the Middle East and the
continuance of their fight against the increasing spread
of Communism
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