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Significant Acts
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Helped to bring an end to the Korean War in 1953 by convincing the Communists to sign an armistice agreement.
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Sent aid and protection to South Vietnam in 1954 in an effort to prevent its takeover by Communist-run North Vietnam.
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Launched a major federal public works program that established the national interstate highway system and the St. Lawrence Seaway.
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Enforced school integration in Little Rock, Arkansas, with federal troops.
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Cut off diplomatic relations with Cuba in 1961 in response to the Cuban Revolution of 1959.
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Career
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1918 Served in the United States Army in World War I.
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1935-1939 Served as assistant to General Douglas MacArthur in the Philippines.
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1943-1945 Served as supreme commander of European forces in World War II.
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June 6, 1944 Directed D-Day (invasion of Normandy).
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May 7, 1945 Accepted Germany's surrender to the Allies.
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1950-1952 Commanded NATO forces in Europe.
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1953-1961 President of the United States.
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Did You Know
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The concept of the domino theory was based on Eisenhower's explanation for U.S. involvement in South Vietnam.
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As a star defensive back on the West Point football team, Eisenhower was known as the Kansas Cyclone.
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Eisenhower, who loved to cook, developed a recipe for vegetable soup that is 894 words long and includes the stems of nasturtium flowers.
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