Cold War By Henk.Toensing 1947 Truman Doctrine 1947 Marshall Plan 1948 Berlin Airlift 1949 Mao Zedong is the new leader of China 1949 NATO is established Period: 1950 to 1953 Korean War Proxy War for USA and Soviet Union 1953 Stalin dies 1954 SEATO is established 1955 Soviet Union creates Warsaw Pact Period: Nov 1, 1955 to Apr 30, 1975 Vietnam War 1957 Eisenhower Doctrine 1959 Cuba turns communist 1961 Peace Corps 1961 Alliance for Progress Aug 2, 1964 Gulf on Tonkin Resolution Jan 20, 1965 Lyndon B Johnson is new president 1968 Death in Vietnam 14,000+ died Mar 16, 1968 My Lai Massacre 1972 Nixon is re-elected 1977 Amnesty President Carter grants amnesty to 10,000+ draft dodgers
