1946-1960 A.D. By Frankfort.allison41 Mar 5, 1946 Winston Churchill gives 'iron curtain' speech Jun 5, 1947 U.S. announces truman doctrine and marshall plan to contain further communist expansion Jun 25, 1948 Berlin Airlift Oct 7, 1949 Mainland China, Hungary, and East Germany come under communist domination Jun 25, 1950 North Korea invades South Korea Oct 1, 1951 Tibet comes under communist domination Jul 27, 1953 Korean war ends with the communist north in control of the 48th parallel Aug 1, 1954 North Veitman comes under communist control Oct 23, 1956 Hungarian Revolution Jan 9, 1959 Fidel Castro seized power in Cuba Jun 1, 1959 'Great leap forward' in China begins. many people suffer from famine
