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  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine

    President Truman pledges American assistance to any nation threatened by communism
  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan

    George Marshall, Secretary of State, proposes a $13 billion foreign aid package to help Europe recover from World War 2
  • National Security Act

    National Security Act

    This act was a major restructuring of the United States government's military and intelligence agencies after WW2.
  • WHO Is Created

    WHO Is Created

    The United Nations establishes the World Health Organization (WHO)
  • Berlin Blockade

    Berlin Blockade

    Russia responded to the merger of the French, US, and UK of Berlin was to blockade all roads and railroads to that sector meant people living in Western Berlin had no access to food and faced starvation. Food was brought by the US and UK by planes (called the Berlin Airlift).
  • 1948 Election

    1948 Election

    During the election, Truman defeated Thomas E. Dewey.
  • NATO formed

    NATO formed

    The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) formed with Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdoms, and the US
  • End of Berlin Blockade

    End of Berlin Blockade

    Russia ended the blockade of Berlin
  • Russia Atomic Bomb

    Russia Atomic Bomb

    Russia tested its first atomic bomb
  • H-Bomb

    H-Bomb

    Truman approved the H-bomb development
  • Korean War

    Korean War

    Korean War began when North Korean invaded South Korea
  • Congress Overrides McCarran Act

    Congress Overrides McCarran Act

    Congress overrides Truman's veto and McCarran Act becomes a law
  • Federal Civil Defense Administration

    Federal Civil Defense Administration

    The Federal Civil Defense Administration was established
  • Truman Fires MacArther

    Truman Fires MacArther

    Truman fired MacArthur and replaced him with General Matthew Ridgeway
  • Churchill Re-Elected

    Churchill Re-Elected

    Winston Churchill is re-elected as Britain's prime minister
  • Atomic Bomb Possession

    Atomic Bomb Possession

    Churchill announces possession of an atomic bomb
  • Marshall Plan Ends

    Marshall Plan Ends

    Marshall Plan aid comes to an end
  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico becomes a self-governing commonwealth of the US
  • Death of Stalin

    Death of Stalin

    Stalin dies at the age of 74
  • Korean War Ends

    Korean War Ends

    The Korean War ends. North Korea remains affiliated with Russia while South is affiliated with the US
  • Eisenhowers Atoms for Peace Speech

    Eisenhowers Atoms for Peace Speech

    Eisenhower delivers a speech regarding balancing war and peace to the U.N. General Assembly
  • Castle Bravo Test

    Castle Bravo Test

    The US conducts the first in a series of high-yield thermonuclear weapon test
  • Communist Control Act

    Communist Control Act

    The US put the Communist Control Act into effect. This provides penalties for communists who fail to register or become involved in party activities.
  • West Germany and NATO

    West Germany and NATO

    West Germany joins the NATO
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles

    Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles

    The US announces its plan to develop Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles armed with nuclear weapons.
  • Atomic Clock

    Atomic Clock

    Scientists at Columbia University develop the atomic clock
  • Warsaw Pact

    Warsaw Pact

    A pact between East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Albania, Bulgaria, and the Soviet Union was formed.
  • Eisenhower Suspends Aid to Israel

    Eisenhower Suspends Aid to Israel

    President Dwight Eisenhower suspends aid to Israel in protest at its invasion of Egypt.
  • UN Arrives for Suez Crisis

    UN Arrives for Suez Crisis

    UN forces arrives in Egypt to deal with the Suez Crisis.
  • Suez Crisis Begins

    Suez Crisis Begins

    Suez Crisis begins with an Israeli attack11 against Egyptian forces in the Sina
  • Soviet Union Appeals to the US

    Soviet Union Appeals to the US

    The Soviet Union appeals to the United States and Britain to cease nuclear testing.
  • Britains Hydrogen Test

    Britains Hydrogen Test

    Britain carries out its first hydrogen bomb test over Christmas Island.
  • Sputnik Is Launched

    Sputnik Is Launched

    the Soviet Unions first artificial satellites the Sputnik is launched into orbit
  • Explorer I Launched

    Explorer I Launched

    The US launched its first satellite, Explorer I
  • Explorer lll

    Explorer lll

    The US launched Explorer lll
  • Start of the Seond Berlin Crisis

    Start of the Seond Berlin Crisis

    Start of the Second Berlin Crisis
  • US Secretary of State resigns

    US Secretary of State resigns

    John Dulles resigns from the Secretary of State because of his cancer
  • Hawaii Becomes a State

    Hawaii Becomes a State

    Hawaii becomes the 50th US State
  • Food Stamps

    Food Stamps

    Congress passes a bill authorizing food stamps that are free to the poor
  • Tiros-1

    Tiros-1

    The US launches a weather satellite called Trios-1
  • Oil

    Oil

    US oil companies in Cuba refused to refine Soviet oil
  • JFK is President

    JFK is President

    JFK is elected President
  • Space Race Begins

    Space Race Begins

    Russia becomes the first country to put men in space. This event starts the space race.
  • Bay of Pigs Invasion

    Bay of Pigs Invasion

    1,400 Cuban exiles launched o the south coast of Cuba
  • US First Astorunat

    US First Astorunat

    The US sends its first astronaut, Alan Shepard, into space
  • Berlin Wall

    Berlin Wall

    The Berlin Wall is built to seal borders between West and East Germany