Dwight D Eisenhower's Accomplishments

Did you know that Dwight D. Eisenhower was a general in World War 2 and a president? He was the major general of the European forces in World War 2 and later became the president of the United states. Dwight D Eisenhower was a person who did many things for the benefit of the U.S. Many things in his childhood/ early life influenced the way he acted during his military career and presidency. Dwight D. Eisenhower was born In Denison, Texas as the 3rd of 7 children, all who were boys. He and his family later moves to Abilene, Kansas after his birth. His favorite subject in school was history and his heroes were military people like George Washington and Hannibal. Throughout his high school and college live he excelled in sports, particularly
Eisenhower had a slow rise to greatness in his military career. He first graduated from the army’s command and general staff school first in his class. He later served in the Philippines under general Douglas MacArthur and was his aide. In 1939, he was promoted to chief of staff of the 3rd army. After 2 years of that, he became chief of the war plans division in 1941. His rise to greatness didn’t come until 1942, when he was appointed the supreme commander of the Allied troops in Europe. He quickly gained respect among the other allied nations and was a very good leader. He was made leader of the november 1942 invasion of Europe, which he succeeded in by defeating German general Erwin Rommel and capturing
Eisenhower left the military in 1948 and became the president of Columbia University. After leaving Columbia University, he became the first commander of NATO in 1950. He later went to politics even though he said he wasn’t really interested in them earlier. He was the Republican candidate in 1952 and won by a huge amount. Throughout his presidency, he relied on both republicans and democrats to accomplish his goals and often shared his power with others. Some of his main influences during his presidency were the Secretary of the treasury George Humphrey and Secretary of state John Foster Dulles. He was sympathetic to business and was against enlarging the role of the U.S government in economic affairs. He was in favor of some liberal ideas, like minimum wage, social security, and the establishment of the departments of health, education, and welfare. Some things he did during his presidency are as follows. At the start of his first term, he appointed Earl Warren as Chief Justice. One of the major things that he fought for was desegregation, and he signed many laws to enforce it. He strengthened NATO tried to improve the U.S’s relations with the Soviet Union. He also worked out a truce with the North Koreans that ended the war. He also created SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organization) and withdrew military support from the Batista regime in Cuba, which led to a collapse his Batista’s rule and he was taken out of power, and the Castro’s assumed rule. Dwight D.