1950-1975 timeline

  • 1950 Korean 38th parallel

    1950 Korean 38th parallel
    War that led to the country being divided at the 38th parallel. Through that time casualties increased. American officials work non stop to find a solution to sort out the situation between North Korea and United States. But the most feared thing to happen was that WWIII would happen but all in all the americans prevailed over the North Korean.
  • 1950- Truman foreign policy

    1950- Truman foreign policy
    Truman created the truman doctrine which was meant to also counter Soviet Union. The truman doctrine supported the military, and economic assistance. To every democratic nations which could be a possibility under the threat of external or internal forces.
  • 1953- Eisenhower foreign policy

    1953- Eisenhower foreign policy
    Eisenhower foreign policy was meant to counter the Soviet Union threat. Which viewed a threat that the nuclear weapons were going to be used by the Soviet Union. Also during his time in president he also made truce with in korea.
  • 1958 - US foreign aid.

    1958 - US foreign aid.
    The United States foreign aid goes to our allies. Were most of our foreign aid goes to international transfer of capital good and services from a country or it goes to international organizations. How much the US spent on foreign aid is $35 billion in just on foreign economic aid and in the military is $5.9 billion.
  • 1961- Bay of Pigs

    1961- Bay of Pigs
    The invasion was exiled trying stolen Cuban air crafts which were meant to conduct a strike against Cuban airfields. The Cuban exiles began its invasion to isolate the island's southern shore. Which is known as the Bay Of Pigs.
  • 1961- the Berlin Crisis

    1961- the Berlin Crisis
    The Berlin Crisis was the last political military European incident of the cold war. It was one of the first international crisis of the Cold War at the time. Post WWII the Soviet Union blocked the western allies also railway, road, the canal access to the sectors of the Berlin Blockade. Wall was built to divide East from West.
  • 1961- space race

    1961- space race
    The space race was important because it showed the world that has the best science and technology and economic system at the time. After WWII the Soviet Union and united states realized how important the rocket research would be helpful to the military.
  • 1962-the Cuban Missile Crisis

    1962-the Cuban Missile Crisis
    During the Cuban Missile crisis the leaders of the US, John F Kennedy and Soviet Union. Was a military standoff on October 22, 1962. But the US was prepared to use military force if necessary to neutralize the threat to national security. The Soviet Union was looking to place missiles in Cuba. This was in response to US missiles in Turkey.
  • 1962- Cuba relations with Castro.

    1962- Cuba relations with Castro.
    Castro established the first communist state which leads to an overthrow the military dictatorship. Under Castro, he made full employment. Castro supplied the military with financial aid. The United States attempted to invade with the Bay of Pigs.
  • 1963- partial test ban treaty

    1963- partial test ban treaty
    The test ban was signed by the United States and soviet union and Great Britain. The ban was created to ban all nuclear test in the atmosphere, in space, and or in underwater. The treaty was necessary because to control the nuclear weapons.
  • 1964- Gulf of Tonkin

    1964- Gulf of Tonkin
    Gulf of Tonkin resolution was a warfare between North Vietnam and the United States. During this time President Lyndon Johnson presented the idea that the North Vietnamese had attacked US ships. In the Gulf of Tonkin from there on the North Vietnamese ask congress for a resolution that supported his actions.
  • 1965- Vietnam War

    1965- Vietnam War
    The Vietnam war a long conflict between the United States and Vietnam. The United States was involved in the war because. The US was trying to prevent the spread of communism. The cause of the Vietnam war was native vietnamese citizens supported by the communist chinese was one of the main causes of the vietnam war.
  • 1967- Tet offensive

    1967- Tet offensive
    The tet offensive was a holiday was Viet Cong forces launched an attack against South Vietnam. The united states were involved because. The south vietnam was resisting so the north vietnam was helping the US so the US was trying to ultimately spread of communism.
  • 1968- LBJ foreign policy

    1968- LBJ foreign policy
    LBJ did not try to get the american involved in the vietnam war. After the great society speech johnson declared war on poverty. The great speech was to destroy poverty and racial injustice in foreign countries.
  • 1973- Paris peace treaty

    1973- Paris peace treaty
    The treaty that US and great britain ended the revolutionary war. Also it recognized American independence. The french foreign minister expected the americans to coordinate their diplomatic strategy. But the americans distrusted the french attachment because the french an independent course.