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  1. Mar 6, 2020 · Dwight D. Eisenhower did everything in his power to hold back the communist tide. He even tasked the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to carry out covert operations against communists structures across the world.

  2. Oct 27, 2009 · Dwight D. Eisenhower, as supreme commander of Allied forces during World War II, led the massive invasion of Nazioccupied Europe that began on D‑Day.

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  3. Apr 3, 2014 · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th president of the United States, promoted Atoms for Peace at the United Nations General Assembly in order to ease Cold War tensions.

  4. In 1956, Eisenhower surprised Britain and France by refusing to back them in the Suez crisis. At home, Eisenhower expanded social security provision and instigated the interstate highway...

  5. Eisenhower's main goals in office were to contain the spread of communism and reduce federal deficits. In 1953, he considered using nuclear weapons to end the Korean War and may have threatened China with nuclear attack if an armistice was not reached quickly. China did agree and an armistice resulted, which remains in

  6. Feb 19, 2019 · John Sheldon Doud Eisenhower was born in 1922 and lived a long life as an army officer and later as a historian. On the day of his July 1, 1916, wedding, Eisenhower was promoted to first lieutenant, beginning a rhythmical rise in rank that would establish his generalship in less than thirty years.

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  8. Eisenhower helped strengthen established programs, such as Social Security, and launch important new ones, such as the Interstate Highway System in 1956, which became the single largest public works program in U.S. history. Yet there were problems and failures as well as achievements.

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