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This Doctrine would help provide aid to the European country, Greece. Its stated purpose was to counter expansion by the Soviet Union.
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The Marshall Plan was an initiative implemented to aid Western Europe. The US gave over 12 billion dollars to European countries located in this region.
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The United Nations General Assembly calls for Presidential Elections in Korea at the end of 1947.
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Masaryk was the foreign minister in Czechoslovakia at the time. The cause of death is unknown, but it is likely that he was killed.
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The blockade was an attempt to limit France, Great Britain and the United States through the airway. The Soviet Union wanted to make it so they would block their enemy's airways during the war.
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Yugoslavia was still a country in Europe in 1948 and this is when their downfall began as they were kicked out of the Communist party by countries like Germany and Russia.
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The bad blood between these two sides finally ended in 1949. It also affected neighboring countries such as Lebanon, Jordan and Syria.
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They invaded the Asian country and took whatever they could as they held the citizens of the Chinese city as hostages and took over their land and resources.
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After separating themselves from the European country that was controlled by history's most ruthless dictator, they labeled the land "West Germany." The population was 63 million in 1990 when the country was renamed.
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Harry S. Truman publicly made it known that he was in favor of this weapon being built and used. It was claimed to be 100 times more powerful than an atomic bomb.
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The two Asian countries signed a peace treaty that would go on to last for 30 years.
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This marked the beginning of the Korean War as North Korean forces invaded South Korea on this day in 1950.
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The Third Battle of Seoul resulted in China and North Korea capturing the South Korean city from the United States.
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The United Nations once again took control of the South Korean city and they regained possession of the district they once had.
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General of the US Army, MacArthur believed that we would have a better chance at winning the war if we implemented this strategy on the battlefield.
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Churchill announced that Britain was in possession of an atom bomb that they would use against Japan, if necessary.
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Fulgencio Batista took over for the country's president, Prio Socarras. His reign lasted for four years before being forced out by well-known dictator Fidel Castro.
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In August of 1952, Hungary changed leaders as they appointed Matyas Rakosi to oversee their militarily and government operations simultaneously.
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Stalin died after suffering a stroke during the midst of the Cold War. His health started to waver after the second World War and he succumbed to his heavy smoking and the heart attack he suffered.
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Our country was divided on how to handle the case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. After a trial involving the Russian Spies, the pair were handed the death sentence.
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The armistice was signed in Panmunjom and basically ended the Korean War. The treaty brought peace between the North and South.
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Many feared that this would hurt the development of the arms race in the war and this is exactly what it did as the Soviet Union ended up developing a thermonuclear device.
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France leaving Vietnam prompted the Vietnam War to begin as it divided the country into two sides, North and South.
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NATO is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and it is an international alliance that consists of 29 countries and states.
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Nagy was the prime minister of Hungary until he was executed. He was in collaborations with the Soviet Union at the time.
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A conscription system is employed in China. This means that a draft system was introduced and anyone avoiding this would be punished accordingly.
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West Germany and the Soviet Union became allies again as they joined forces in their fight against the United States.
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The Cominform was the name given to the Communist Information Bureau. Russia was no longer in favor of its use as they seeked to get rid of it.
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74 people are killed in Poznan, Poland as the country is unjust in regards to what side they support in the Cold War. Poland was one of the most conflicting sides during this time period.
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Hungary was one of the casualties of the World War as many of their citizens lost their lives by the hands of Russians troops. The UN decided enough was enough and asked for them to remove themselves from the European country.
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The United States of America originally helped Israel in terms of financially and economically. This stopped for a short while and then resumed in 1957.
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Fearing for the well being of their country, Russia asked them to cease testing until further notice. The US was wary to follow this order as they did not want to do so.
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Britain was preparing to deploy the hydrogen bomb and the first place they tested it is the Christmas Islands. These islands are located near Australia and reside in the Indian Ocean.
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After a power struggle between the two diplomatic leaders, Khrushchev came out successful as he became the new Prime Minister of Russia.
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The Prime Minister of Hungary at the time, Nagy, was murdered by the Soviets after being accused of treason.
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Russian Troops finally left Germany after their reign over the country lasted for close to 5 years. They demanded that all soldiers deployed in Berlin must leave at once.
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The beginning of 1959 marked a new reign for Fidel Castro and Cuba as he marched his troops into Havana. The journey took them eight days to finally reach the capital.
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China was preparing to be added to the UN until member states voted on the matter and it was decided that they would still be left out.
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Algeria was fighting for their independence from France and the UN decided that it would be best if they did not intervene at this point in time.
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The United States of America implemented the U-2 model plane during the Cold War and one was shot down as it was flying over Russia in 1960.
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Nearing the end of the war between the United States and the Soviet Union, Leonid Brezhnev wins the Presidential Election of 1960.
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The United States of America did not want anything to do with dictator, Fidel Castro, as they cut all ties to the country near Central America.
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The Bay of Pigs invasion was a failed military invasion of Cuba, as 1,400 exiles launched a botched invasion that saw Castro rise to power shortly after.
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Attempting to overthrow the US, the Soviet Union decided that they would help Cuba in their fight. They sent firearms and weapons to the country run by Fidel Castro during this time period.
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In their fight against Northern Vietnam, the United States of America promised to provide the Northern side with revision and aid.
