He also condemned the Soviet invasion during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 but took no action. During the Suez Crisis of 1956, Eisenhower condemned the Israeli, British and French invasion of Egypt, and forced them to withdraw. N the first year of his presidency, he threatened the use of nuclear weapons in an effort to conclude the Korean War his policy prioritized inexpensive nuclear weapons while reducing conventional military.Īfter the Soviet Union launched the world's first artificial satellite in 1957, Eisenhower authorized the establishment of NASA, which led to the space race. president to be constitutionally term-limited under the 22nd Amendment. Taft and won in a landslide, defeating Democratic candidate Adlai Stevenson. He entered the 1952 presidential race as a Republican to counter the non-interventionism of Senator Robert A. In 1951, he became the first Supreme Commander of NATO. Truman and then accepted the post of President at Columbia University. After World War II, Eisenhower served as Army Chief of Staff under President Harry S. A five-star general and commanded the Allied Forces in Europe during WW2, he was responsible for the invasion of North Africa in 1942–43, the invasion of France, and Germany in 1944–45. He graduated from West Point in 1915 and later married Mamie Doud and had two sons. Dwight Eisenhower (Octo– March 28, 1969) served as the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961.Įisenhower was of Pennsylvania Dutch and a lesser amount of Irish ancestry and was raised in a large family in Kansas by parents with a strong religious background.
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