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Truman declares active role in Greek Civil War -
helping countries combat
poverty, disease and malnutrition -
Years of nonviolent resistance to British rule, led by Mohandas GANDHI and Jawaharlal NEHRU, eventually resulted in Indian independence in 1947. Large-scale communal violence took place before and after the subcontinent partition into two separate states - India and Pakistan. -
The USSR set up Cominform (Communist Information Bureau) which was the Information Bureau of the Communist and Workers’ Parties responsible for the creation of the Eastern bloc. -
U.S. meet 19 Latin American countries and created a security zone
around the hemisphere -
the Soviet Union led Warsaw Pact troops in an invasion of Czechoslovakia to crack down on reformist trends in Prague. Although the Soviet Union's action successfully halted the pace of reform in Czechoslovakia, it had unintended consequences for the unity of the communist block. -
known as the loyalty order. designed to root out communist influence in the U.S. federal government. -
led to formation of nato. agreement signed by Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, creating a collective defense alliance. -
President Truman promised to help any country facing a Communist takeover. -
The Costa Rican civil war was a civil war in Costa Rica from 12 March to 24 April 1948 (44 days). The conflict began after the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica, dominated by pro-government representatives -
The 1948 Arab–Israeli War, also known as the First Arab–Israeli War, was the second and final stage of the 1948 Palestine war -
Russia’s response to the merger of the French, USA and UK partitions of Berlin was to cut all road and rail links to that sector. This meant that those living in Western Berlin had no access to food supplies and faced starvation. Food was brought to Western Berliners by US and UK airplanes, an exercise known as the Berlin Airlift. -
limit ability of US. force the Western Allied powers (the United States, the United Kingdom, and France) to abandon their post-World War II jurisdictions in West Berlin. -
first atomic bomb tested by russians. first bomb called RSD-. -
Group of 31 countries. Formed to create peace in the world -
Russia ended the blockade of Berlin. -
The United States and United Kingdom responded by airlifting food and fuel to Berlin from Allied airbases in western Germany.Soviet forces lifted the blockade on land access to western Berlin. -
Mao formally proclaimed the creation of the People's Republic of China. The Communist victory had a major impact on the global balance of power: China became the largest socialist state by population, and, after the 1956 Sino-Soviet split, a third force in the Cold War. -
stood committed to social reform. Joined nationalist party and wanted to spread it -
Hydrogen bomb approved to make. Was ultimate weapon in war dangerous to use. -
McCarthyism begins which is to test people even if for no reason. Communism spreading threat to government. -
Korean war starts North VS South. North Korea backed by Soviets and provided weapons. -
Defeating the North Korean forces, they press inland and re-capture Seoul. -
five weeks after the Inch'on landing, United Nations (UN) forces had broken out of the Pusan Perimeter. And Seoul had been recaptured. -
Organized my Harry S. Truman. Used to protect life and property by outside forces. -
Truman fires General MacArthur. MacArthur made public statements contradicting administrations policies. -
Greece was formally welcomed as one of NATO's first new members since the creation of the Alliance in 1949, along with Turkey. His Majesty King Paul I, king of the Hellenes, signs the Instrument of accession for Greece in Athens -
create bomb to remain a great power. Created with others to keep peace and not be weak. -
the first full-scale test of a hydrogen bomb. Equivalent to more than 10m tons of TNT, it obliterated the small island of Elugelab. The rising fireball was accompanied by a spectacular display of lightning -
at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This was the 42nd inauguration and marked the commencement of the first term of Dwight D. Eisenhower -
signed by Yugoslavia, Greece and Turkey. The pact's main objective is to deter Soviet expansionism. -
having never regained consciousness. He has not nominated a successor and it is unclear who will replace him as leader of the Soviet Union. -
CIA intervening became cycle of violence and assassinations. Also removed bad leader. -
series of bomb testing for nuclear arms race. Wanted stronger and more nuclear weapons than Russia. -
recieved surprise enemy attack. Was to prove US at risk of Russian bombers. -
US and allies succeed in stopping South Korea from being turned communist. War between North and South. -
effort to break the international isolation of Spain after World War II, together with the Concordat of 1953. This development came at a time when other victorious Allies of World War II and much of the rest of the world remained hostile -
wanted to transform the atom for the better of mankind. Escalated the nuclear war race. -
was made possible by the successful development of a nuclear propulsion plant by a group of scientists and engineers, under the leadership of Captain Hyman G. Rickover. -
6th largest nuclear explosion in history. Tested in Bikini Atoll -
the French-held garrison at Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam fell after a four month siege led by Vietnamese nationalist Ho Chi Minh. After the fall of Dien Bien Phu, the French pulled out of the region. -
Viet Minh beat French. The French later withdraw from Vietnam. -
Known as McCarthyism. gov infiltrated by communist -
This set of documents ended the French war with the Vietminh and divided Vietnam into North and South states. The communist leader of North Vietnam was Ho Chi Minh while the US friendly south was led by Ngo Dinh Diem. -
was the conflict in which the territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli passed from Portuguese rule to independent rule, with Indian allegiance -
separated by demilitarized zone. Restricted foreign military personnel in Asia. -
an effort by the local Omanis in the interior of Oman led by their elected Imam, Ghalib al-Hinai, to protect the Imamate of Oman from the occupation plans of sultan Said bin Taimur, backed by the British government -
Known as treaty of friendship. Consisted of Soviet Union and seven other Eastern Bloc socialist republics of Central and Eastern Europe. -
at the closed session of the Twentieth Party Congress of the CPSU. The speech marks the beginning of the De-Stalinization -
This began as a Hungarian protest against Communist rule in Budapest. It quickly gathered momentum and on 24th October Soviet tanks entered Budapest. The tanks withdrew on 28th October and a new government was formed which quickly moved to introduce democracy, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion. -
Following military bombardment by Israeli forces, a joint British and French force invaded Egypt to regain control of the Suez Canal which had been nationalised by the Egyptian leader Nasser. The attack was heavily criticised by World leaders, especially America because Russia had offered support to Egypt. The British and French were forced to withdraw and a UN peace keeping force was sent to establish order. -
survived in orbit for 4 days. However died when cabin overheated. -
It is the first time NATO leaders have met together since the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty in April 1949. -
It was initially a political union between Egypt (including the occupied Gaza Strip) and Syria from 1958 until Syria seceded from the union following the 1961 Syrian coup d'état. Egypt continued to be known officially as the United Arab Republic until 1971. -
It became independent from France in 1958 following its voters' rejection of Charles de Gaulle's Constitution of 1958. At the time French Guinea was the only colony to reject the new constitution. -
becomes the dictator of Cuba. In the next several years Cuban-inspired guerrilla movements spring up across Latin America. -
civil war in Laos which was waged between the Communist Pathet Lao and the Royal Lao Government from 23 May 1959 to 2 December 1975 -
USSR space race. First Russian in space. -
A force of Cuban exiles, trained by the CIA, aided by the US government attempted to invade Cuba and overthrow the Communist government of Fidel Castro. The attempt failed. -
Berlin wall built and borders sealed between East and West Germany. -
He was replaced by Leonid Brezhnev. Was leader of USSR.