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Eisenhower Doctrine
Eisenhower in 1957 with the Eisenhower Doctrine
the soviet union's prestige in the middle east rose because of its support for Egypt. to counterbalance this development, president Eisenhower issued a warning in january 1957. this warning, known as the Eisenhower Doctrine, said that the United States would defend the Middle East against an attack by any communist country. In march, congress officially approved the doctrine
The Eisenhower doctrine occured during the midst of a "Cold War" between the United States with it's allies and the communist Soviet Union. The term Eisenhower Doctrine refers to a speech by Preside Dwight D. Eisenhower on 5 January 1957, within a "Special Message to the Situation in the Middle East". Under the Eisenhower Doctrine, a country could request American economic assistance and/or aid from U.S. military forces if it was being threatened by armed aggression from a communist state. It created lot of Anti-Americanism in the Middle East. The result was that doctrine ended in 1959.
One of the sole purposes to the Truman, Kennedy, Roosevelt, and Eisenhower doctrines was to contain communist expansion in the world. Eisenhower's doctrine was in 1957 and wanted to block communism in the middle east.
Counter the influence of the Soviet Union in the Middle East. Good regents review question for foreign policy
Uphold the separate but equal doctrine
The Eisenhower Doctrine , given in a message to the United States Congress on January 5, 1957, was the foreign policy of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The doctrine stated that the United States would use armed forces upon request in response to imminent or actual aggression to the United States. Furthermore, countries that took stances opposed to Communism would be given aid in various forms.
President Eisenhower gave a special message to the congress on the situation in the Middle East during the Suez War to prevent the Soviet Union's attempt to enter Egypt and become an influence. Egypt's president intended to play the US against the Soviet Union in order to build his military power base and influence the Middle East region. The Doctrine failed in a sense but Nasser's deteriorated relationship with the Soviets led the US to switch to policy of accommodation. Now the US has the military influence in the Middle East. Oil was also an influence for the US and its allies.
There have been numerous different policies that US Administrations have applied to the Middle East. Probably the most famous was the Eisenhower Doctrine of 1957, where US President Dwight D. Eisenhower committed to using the US Military and Funds to protect US-aligned governments and US interests in the Middle East from Soviet or Pan-Arab enemies.
The United States became less involved with Middle Eastern politics.
1953 to 1957 and 1957 to 1961