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The Marshall Plan is introduced
Secretary of State George Marshall, who in 1947 proposed that the United States provide economic assistance to restore the economic infrastructure of postwar Europe. -
NATO Was Formed
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations -
Berlin Airlift
Soviet forces blockaded rail, road, and water access to Allied-controlled areas of Berlin -
The Truman Doctrine is established
President Harry S. Truman requested $400 million in military and economic aid for Greece and Turkey, thereby introducing a policy that would come to be known as the Truman Doctrine -
Start of the Korean War
After five years of rising tensions on the Korean peninsula, the Korean War began on June 25, 1950, when the Northern Korean People's Army invaded South Korean -
The end of the Korean war
seven months after President Eisenhower's Acceptance as the 34th President of the United States, an armistice was signed, ending organized combat operations and leaving the Korean Peninsula divided much as it had been since the close of World War II at the 38th parallel -
Formation of the Warsaw Pact
Formally known as the Treaty of Friendship, Co-operation and Mutual Assistance, the Warsaw Pact was created on 14 May 1955, immediately after the accession of West Germany to the Alliance. -
The Eisenhower Doctrine is established
The Eisenhower Doctrine was a strategy articulated by Dwight D. Eisenhower, during a "Special Message to Congress regarding the Situation in the Middle East. -
sputnik launched into orbit
The Soviet Union announced that they had placed a satellite called Sputnik into orbit around the Earth -
U-2 Incident
a United States U-2 spy plane was shot down by the Soviet Air Defense Forces while conducting photographic aerial reconnaissance deep inside Soviet territory. Flown by American pilot Francis Gary Powers