The Eisenhower Doctrine
- 1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower elected as US President replacing Harry Truman
- Richard Nixon his Vice-President
- 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)
- organization to make sure communism didn't spread in these areas
European Economic Community
- Known as the (EEC) foundation for modern day European Economic Union (EEU)
- US wanted to:
- Limit effects of excessive nationalism
- established a free trade bloc
- Established 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 dependance on Middle Eastern oil)
Summary
When Eisenhower replaced Truman as president in 1962, he began a doctrine of containment around the world, intending to prevent the spread of communism. Eisenhower also promised to end the Korean War. In order to limit the effects of nationalism, establish a free trade bloc, and establish a common front against communism, the EEC was created.