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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Recieved appointment to West Point
Recieved an appointment to West Point. -
Took exam entrance test
Passed the entrance exam . -
Graduated
Graduated ranked 61st in his class out of 164. -
Promotion to Captain
Promoted to captain when America entered WWI. -
Went to the Philippines
Went to the Philippines and served in many positions before the start of WWII. -
Promotod to Brigadier General
Promoted to Brigadier General -
Became major general
Became major general. -
Placed in command of invasion
Marshall placed Eisenhower in command of the invasion of North Africa. -
Suppreme Allied Commander
Made Suppreme Allied Commander for the invasion of Normandy on D-Day. -
Made 5-star general
Made 5-star general -
First Supreme Commander
First supreme commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) appointed by Truman. -
Elected the 34th President of the Untited States
Eisenhower entered presidental race as a republican, to counter the non-interventionism of senator Robert A. Taft, and to crusade against "communism, Korea and corruption." He won by a landslide, defeating democrat Adlai Stevenson and ending two decades of the New Deal Coalition. -
Eisenhower sends John W. to Vietnam
Eisenhower sent Lt. General John W. "Iron Mike" O' Daniel to Vietnam to study and "assess" the french forces in Vietnam. -
Eisenhower deposes Iran leader
Deposed the leader of Iran, and used nuclear threats to conclude the Korean war with China. -
Domino Theory
First articulated the Domino Theory in his description of the threat presented by the spread of communism. -
Federal Aid Highway Act
Sponsored and Signedthe Federal Aid Highway Act. -
Civil Rights Bill
Sponsored and Signed the Civil Rights Bill. -
Sent 15,000 U.S. to Lebanon
Sent 15,000 US troops to Lebanon to prevent the pro-western government failing to a Nasser-inspired revolution. -
Retired
Retired after his 2nd term -
Died
Died of congestive heart failure.
