the eisenhower docterine
- 1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower elected as US president replacing Harry Truman
- Richard Nixon his vice-president
- promised to end Korean War
- Began docterine of containments around the world
- inclded:
- OAS (Latin America)
- ANZUS (New Zealand and Australia)
- SEATO (Southeast Asia)
- CENTO (Middle East)
If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom.Dwight D. Eisenhower
Summary: Eisenhower took over presidency after Truman in 1962 and continued containment around the world agreeing to prevent communism spreading. Eisenhower also promised the end the Korean War.