Timeline

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    Timeline

  • Event in 1949

    Event in 1949
    United States withdraws its troops from Korea
  • 1950

    1950
    Korean War begins its three year conflict when troops from North Korea invade South Korea
  • 1951

    1951
    Japanese Peace Treaty is signed by the United States, Japan, and 47 other nations
  • 1953

    1953
    Fighting ceased in Korean War, armistice agreement is signed
  • 1954

    1954
    Lord of the Flies was first published in England
  • 1955

    1955
    West Germany obtains independence
  • 1955

    1955
    East Gernany joins the warsaw pact
  • 1957

    1957
    Warsaw riot in Poland
  • 1957

    1957
    Russia puts its first Earth satellite into air, known as Sputnik, Americans begin to panic
  • 1958

    1958
    First major world's fair since the end of World War II opens