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Berlin Airlift
Soviet forces blockaded rail, road, and water access to allied controlled areas of Berlin. -
Trueman doctrine
the United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces -
The Marshall Plan is introduced
Plan was to aid in the economic recovery of nations after World War II and secure US geopolitical influence over Western Europe -
Formation of NATO
created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations -
Start of the Korean War
Northern Korean People's Army invaded South Korea in a coordinated general attack at several strategic points along the 38th parallel -
End of the Korean War
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 the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, was a collective defense treaty signed in Warsaw, -
The Eisenhower Doctrine is established
U.S. foreign-policy promising military or economic aid to any Middle Eastern country needing help in resisting communist aggression -
U-2 Incident
an American U-2 spy plane piloted by Francis Gary Powers was shot down over Soviet air space -
Sputnik launched into orbit
the Soviet Union announced that they had placed a satellite called Sputnik into orbit around the Earth, inaugurating the Space Age