Eisenhower Flashcards
1
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Laos
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The French also reoccupied Laos. By 1945 the communists Pathet Laos controlled 50% of the country. Eisenhower felt Laos was a threat because US can’t win (terrain too tricky with mountains/no sea access).
US send military advisers but doesn’t work - 1962 truce which gave the communist party victory in Laos in 1962.
2
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Domino Theory
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Eisenhower believed in the Domino Theory. That if one country in Asia fell to the communists, the others would soon follow.
3
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Military
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Eisenhower sent military advisers to help the South. By 1961 there were 700.
