... nationalist Chiang Kai Shek and his large army to Formosa (modern day Taiwan) had caused outrage and dismay in Washington. The charge of complicity befell many politicians and military men alike in the rampant and malicious 'McCarthyism' overtaking U.S politics. This essay will examine the key successes and failures of the Eisenhower presidency 1953-62, including issues such as anti-Communist strategy, the ever-salient nuclear issue, disagreements with allies (notably Suez), relations with the USSR and China and the somewhat misguided notion of Sino-Soviet unity. The encirclement of these two by western orientated defence pacts and alliances on the instigation of Eisenhower. The new look defence posture and all it encompassed and Eisenhower's personal skills and personality. On coming to office Eisenhower ordered a review of U.S. defence strategy, code-named Project Solarium. Faced with a military budget which had "quadrupled"2under his predecessor. Eisenhower was keen to reconcile "what contemporary journalists called his ...

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