Important Information:
- Eisenhower was a five-star general in the U.S. Army during WWII.
- He served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe.
- President Eisenhower planned and supervised the invasion of North Africa in Operation Torch.
- He became the first supreme commander of NATO.
- Eisenhower entered the Presidential race in 1952 to run against Robert A. Taft.
- He wanted to crusade against "Communism Korea and corruption"
- His win ended the two decades of the New Deal Coalition.
- President Eisenhower created a "New Look" policy around nuclear deterrence and nuclear weapons.
- He articulated the domino theory in 1954.
- Eisenhower launched Interstate Highway System, DARPA. NASA, the National Defense Education Act and he Atomic Energy Act.