In 1953 Eisenhower brought a new approach to the U.S. National Security policy. One of the elements was maintaining the vitality of the U.S. economy at the time building sufficient strength to prosecute the Cold War. Another element was relying on nuclear weapons to deter Communist aggression with the possibility to fight a war. Eisenhower also used the Central Intelligence Agency to operator secret and covert actions against governments that were connected to the Soviet Union. Strengthening allies was another key element to Eisenhower's foreign policies and making allies from non-allies.
In 1945 Truman give thirteen billion in support of the rebuilding of European’s economy after World War II through the European Recovery Program. The “Point Four” program included financial support of the poor and financial support to underdeveloped lands in hopes of that people would not turn to communism. Another element of Truman’s foreign policy was to provide political, military, and economic assistance to all the democratic nations when under any threat from either external or internal forces. During Truman’s first term the organization NATO was formed in response to the expansion of communism. Building up the U.S. nuclear was in response to the Soviet Union bomb …show more content…
Eisenhower’s foreign policies were more of a peace seeking than Truman’s hands on and aggressive approach. Both presidents failed to lessen the Cold War tensions instead their roles just inflated the conflict. Neither president wanted Communism to spread further than Russia, both believed in the domino in which one country after another would turn to Communism. After China had already turned to Communism the US government spent millions of dollars to prevent Greece and Turkey turning to Communism, to both president this was a necessary to control Communism from spreading to other
In 1945 Truman give thirteen billion in support of the rebuilding of European’s economy after World War II through the European Recovery Program. The “Point Four” program included financial support of the poor and financial support to underdeveloped lands in hopes of that people would not turn to communism. Another element of Truman’s foreign policy was to provide political, military, and economic assistance to all the democratic nations when under any threat from either external or internal forces. During Truman’s first term the organization NATO was formed in response to the expansion of communism. Building up the U.S. nuclear was in response to the Soviet Union bomb …show more content…
Eisenhower’s foreign policies were more of a peace seeking than Truman’s hands on and aggressive approach. Both presidents failed to lessen the Cold War tensions instead their roles just inflated the conflict. Neither president wanted Communism to spread further than Russia, both believed in the domino in which one country after another would turn to Communism. After China had already turned to Communism the US government spent millions of dollars to prevent Greece and Turkey turning to Communism, to both president this was a necessary to control Communism from spreading to other