Eisenhower Doctrine
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The Eisenhower Doctrine was a U.S. Cold War policy announced in 1957 that pledged American economic and military assistance to Middle Eastern countries resisting armed aggression or communist influence.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower Doctrine for Middle East | 0 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War policy
→
United States foreign policy doctrine → |
| announcedBy | Dwight D. Eisenhower → |
| announcedDuring | Eisenhower administration → |
| announcedIn | United States Congress → |
| announcedOn | 1957-01-05 → |
| appliesTo |
Lebanon
→
Middle East → |
| approvedBy | United States Congress → |
| authorizedBy | United States Constitution foreign affairs powers → |
| context |
Arab nationalism
→
Suez Crisis →
surface form:
Suez Crisis of 1956
rise of Gamal Abdel Nasser → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
→
surface form:
United States
|
| criticizedFor |
expanding U.S. military commitments
→
interference in Arab nationalism → |
| follows |
Marshall Plan
→
Massive Retaliation strategy → Truman Doctrine → |
| geopoliticalFocus |
Arab world
→
Eastern Mediterranean → |
| hasEffect | formalized U.S. security role in the Middle East → |
| hasLanguage | commitment to defend independence and integrity of Middle Eastern nations → |
| hasPurpose |
containment of communism in the Middle East
→
limit Soviet influence in the Middle East → protect Western access to Middle Eastern oil → support governments resisting armed aggression → |
| implementedBy |
Department of Defense
→
surface form:
U.S. Department of Defense
United States Department of State →
surface form:
U.S. Department of State
|
| inception | 1957 → |
| influenced | U.S. intervention in the 1958 Lebanon crisis → |
| legalForm | joint resolution of Congress → |
| namedAfter | Dwight D. Eisenhower → |
| opposes |
Soviet Union influence
→
international communism → |
| partlyOpposedBy |
Democratic Party
→
surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
|
| partOf |
Cold War
→
United States containment policy → |
| policyArea |
Middle East policy
→
foreign policy → security policy → |
| providesFor |
economic assistance
→
military assistance → use of U.S. armed forces if requested → |
| replacedBy | Nixon Doctrine → |
| supportedBy |
Republican Party
→
surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
|
| targetedAt | Middle Eastern countries resisting communism → |
| timePeriod | late 1950s → |
Referenced by (6)
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this entity surface form:
Eisenhower Doctrine for Middle East