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United Nations Formed
Created to form international peace between the United States, India, United Kingdom, France and Brazil. -
Truman Doctorine
President Harry S. Truman message that asked Congress for $400 million in military and economic assistance for Turkey and Greece. -
Hollywood 10
Congress voted to hold the “Hollywood 10” in contempt. The following day the Motion Picture Association of America announced that the “Hollywood 10” directors, producers, and writers who had refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) would be fired or suspended. -
Marshall Plan
President Truman signed the Economic Recovery Act of 1948. It became known as the Marshall Plan, named for 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 Formed
The foundations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) were officially laid down on 4 April 1949 with the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty, more popularly known as the Washington Treaty -
Korean War
The Korean War was fought between North Korea and South Korea from 1950 to 1953. The war began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea following clashes along the border and rebellions in South Korea -
Space Race/Sputnik
The competition began on 2 August 1955, when the Soviet Union responded to the US announcement of their similar intent to launch artificial satellites. The Space Race has its origins in the nuclear arms race between the two nations following the Second World War. -
US Officials Enter Vietnam War
President Eisenhower deploys the Military Assistance Advisory Group to train the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. -
Bay of Pigs
Failed military invasion on the coast of southern Cuba; directed by the United States -
Berlin Wall Goes Up
The German Government (Communists) built a barbed wire and concrete wall between west and east Berlin -
Soviets Invade Afghanistan
The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan under the upholding of the Friendship Treaty. -
Berlin Wall Comes Down
After years of the wall being up, they decided to take it down.