What campaign pledge did Republican presidential candidate Dwight Eisenhower make that sealed his 1952 election victory over Democratic candidate Adlai Stevenson?
(A) Eisenhower promised to use atomic weapons to end the Korean War.
(B) Eisenhower pledged that he would order a naval blockade of the China coast and bomb Manchuria to end the Korean War.
(C) Eisenhower promised to open peace negotiations over Korea with Chinese leader Mao Zedong.
(D) Eisenhower affirmed that he would order the United Nations troops to invade North Korea.
(E) Eisenhower promised to personally travel to Korea to end the war.
Ans: (E) Eisenhower promised to personally travel to Korea to end the war.
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