What challenges did Eisenhower face in third world countries during the Cold War?

Answer 1

The Truman and Eisenhower administrations saw "foreign aid" as a strategic weapon. Aid dollars -- for food, for basic infrastructure, for industrial development -- could fortify weak nations vulnerable to Soviet intrigue. Propping up the economy of a nation targeted by a Soviet-backed "liberation front" made strategic sense, politically and, yes, militarily.