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1947-1960
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Cold War
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Truman Doctrine
Established that United States would provide political, economic, military aide to foreign nations. -
George C. Marshall announces the Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was an American initiative passed to aid Western Europe in economic assistance to help rebuild Western European economies -
United Nations adopts a plan for the partition of Palestine into Jewish and Arab zones.
The United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine was a proposal by the United Nations, which recommended a partition of Mandatory Palestine at the end of the British Mandate. -
The Soviet Union blockades road and rail traffic between Berlin and the West.
The Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control -
Beginning of Berlin Airlift
U.S. and British pilots delivered food and supplies by airplane to Berlin after the city was isolated by a Soviet Union blockade. -
Democratic Peoples Republic is established in North Korea
The DPRK was founded two months after South Korea declared their independence. -
Armistice Agreements
The Armistice Agreements were a set of armistice agreements between Israel and Egypt to formally end the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and establish the Green Line. -
NATO is founded
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, was a military alliance between North American and European countries. It was established to provide opposition to the Soviet Union. -
East Germany comes into being
East Germany consisted of the German states of Mecklenburg, Brandenburg, Lusatia, Saxony, and Thuringia. East Germany was a satellite state of the Soviet Union. -
Mustafa Pasha forms a nationalist government in Egypt.
Mustafa Pasha forms a a new, but nationalist government in Egypt. -
Chinese and North Korean troops capture Seoul.
A major turning point in the Korean War, which was a major event during the Cold War. -
Fulgencio Batista overthrows the Cuban government of President Prio Socarras.
First event which allowed Fidel Castro to rise to power -
Joseph Stalin Dies
Allowed Nikita Khrushchev to rise to power -
The Senate votes by 67 to 22 to censure Joseph McCarthy.
Major impact on the Red Scare
