1. Eisenhower Doctrine Patrick Halloran Conor Carrier

2. Dwight Eisenhower and the Eisenhower Doctrine http://repairstemcell.files.wordpress.com/200 9/09/dwight-eisenhower-picture.jpg

3. The Creation of the Eisenhower Doctrine It was announced in January 5 th, 1957 by Dwight Eisenhower It was approved that same year in March by congress It was made to increase Soviet influence in the Middle East

4. Eisenhower Doctrine points… In late 1957 Eisenhower asked congress to authorize the use of military force whenever the president thought it was necessary to assist the Middle East nations resisting communist aggression It pretty much Extended the Truman Doctrine and the policy of containment to the Middle East. By 1957 Gamal Abdel Nasser and Arab peoples began to work with Jordan and Syria to spread pan- Arabism- The idea that all Arab people should be united as one nation. This made Eisenhower fear the Arabs connection to the Soviet Union.

5. Important Factoids In February 1958, Eisenhower’s concerns became confirmed when left-wing rebels, believed to be backed by Gamal Abdel Nasser and the Soviet Union, seized power in Iraq. Gamal Abdel Nasser was the president of Egypt. The President of Lebanon asked the United States for help because of fear that his government was next. Eisenhower ordered 5,000 marines to Lebanon to protect it’s capital.

6. Important factoids Continued… At the same time that the U.S sent 5,000 marines into Lebanon British forces went into Jordan at the request of King Hussein to protect his government King Hussein was the the king of Jordan Once the situation stabilized the United States forces withdrew

7. Map of Jordan and Lebanon http://bushtelegraph.files.wordpress.com/200 6/09/middle-east-map.jpg

8. Other Points… Lebanon was afraid that their government would be taken over by the Soviet Union because the Soviet Union was trying spread communism throughout Europe The Unites States protected Lebanon from Soviet Rule