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Vietnam Independence
Vietnamese Ho Chi Minh declares the independence of Vietnam from France. The proclamation paraphrased the U.S Declaration of Independence in declaring, "All men are born equal: the creator had given us inviolable rights, life, liberty, and happiness! https://www.historyonthenet.com/the-cold-war-timeline-2 -
Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech
One of the most famous orations of the Cold War period, former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill condemns the Soviet Union's policies in Europe and declares, "From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the continent." Churchill/s speech is considered one of the opening volleys announcing the beginning of the cold war. It refers to the fact that Eastern Europe was more or less controlled by the Soviet Union. -
Truman Doctrine
President Truman on March 12, 1947, declaring immediate economic and military aid to the government of Greece, threatened by communist insurrection, and Turkey, under pressure from Soviet expansion in the Mediterranean area. He promised to help any country facing a communist takeover. https://www.historyonthenet.com/the-cold-war-timeline-2
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Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan, also known as the European Recovery Program, was a U.S. Program providing aid to Western Europe following the devastation of World War II. The plan was rejected outright by Stalin and any Eastern Bloc country considering accepting aid was reprimanded severely. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/marshall-plan-1 -
Conformism
The communist information Bureau was founded at Wilcza in September 1947, with nine members- the communist parties of the USSR, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland. Which was the Information Bureau of the Communist and workers parties responsible for the creation of the Eastern Bloc. https://www.historyonthenet.com/the-cold-war-timeline-2 -
Formation of West Germany
The Federal Republic of Germany is formally established as a separate and independent nation. This action marked the effective end to any discussion of reuniting East and West Germany. In the period after World War II, Germany was divided into four occupation zones, with the British, French, Americans, and Soviets each controlling one zone. The city of Berlin was also divided in a like fashion. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/federal-republic-of-germany-is-established -
Berlin Blockade
The Berlin Blockade was an attempt in 1948 by the Soviet Union to limit the ability of France, Great Britain, and the United States to travel to their sectors of Berlin, which lay within Russian-occupied East Germany. Eventually, the western powers instituted an airlift that lasted nearly a year and delivered much-needed supplies and relief to West Berlin. -
NATO formed
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is established by 12 Western nations: the United States, Great Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Iceland, Canada, and Portugal. The military alliance, which provided for collective self-defense against Soviet aggression, greatly increased American influence in Europe. -
End of Berlin Blockade
On May 12, 1949, an early crisis of the Cold War comes to an end when the Soviet Union lifts its 11-month blockade against West Berlin. The blockade had been broken by a massive U.S.-British airlift of vital supplies to West Berlin’s two million citizens. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/berlin-blockade-lifted -
Korean War
On June 25, 1950, the Korean War began when some 75,000 soldiers from the North Korean People’s Army poured across the 38th parallel, the boundary between the Soviet-backed Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to the north and the pro-Western Republic of Korea to the south.
