WWII and Foreign Policy during the Early Cold War 1941-1963

D-Day Invasion

Jun 6, 1944

1. Operation OVERLORD oversaw the landing of DDAY on June 6, 1944, where the Allies (UK, US, CA) landed on Normandy.
2. Key Words: OVERLORD, Normandy, Allies

Creation of the United Nations

Oct 24, 1945

1. The United Nations (UN) was created in 1945 after UN Charter was ratified by 29 nations, including the US, the UK, France, China, and the Soviet Union.
2. The prohibition of force in international relations, the equal rights of all people, the maintenance of peace, the sovereign equality of states, and saving future generations from war.

Berlin Airlift

Jun 24, 1948

1. Due to the Berlin Blockade by Soviet Union, Western powers send airlifts with supplies to refill the cities supplies.
2. Lasted from Jun 24, 1948 - May 12, 1949

China Becomes Communist

Oct 1, 1949

1. Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong declared the creation of the People's Republic of China (PRC)

Explorer I Launched

Jan 31, 1958

1. First US satellite and the first satellite to carry science instruments.
2. Key Words: satellite, first, instruments

Bay of Pigs Invasion

Apr 17, 1961

1. Military landing operation in southwestern Cuba in 1961 by US & Cuban Democratic Revolutionary Front, consisting of Cuban exiles. Failed. Lasted 3 days.
2. Keywords: Cuban invasion, 1961, fail

Construction of Berlin Wall Begins

Aug 13, 1961

1. Become symbol of the Cold War and a tangible manifestation of the world's separation into two distinct ideological blocs. Illustrating the division between the west and east.

Cuban Missle Crisis (October Crisis or Caribbean Crisis)

Oct 16, 1962

1. Major 13-day confrontation in 1962 that brought the US and the SU (Soviet Union) close to war over the presence of nuclear-armed ballistic missiles in Cuba, and US armed missiles in Italy and Turkey.
2. Oct 16, 1962 - Oct 29, 1962