Postwar Europe By avivilovey May 1, 1945 World War II Ends in Europe Jun 1, 1945 United Nations Charter Established Jul 1, 1945 Potsdam Conference Held Aug 1, 1945 Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan Surrenders Period: Jan 1, 1946 to Oct 1, 1949 Civil War in China Mar 1, 1947 Truman unveils Truman Doctrine to Congress Jun 1, 1947 Marshall Plan for West Europe is Announced Jul 1, 1947 CIA Established Aug 1, 1947 India Gains Independence Sep 1, 1947 Cominform Created Period: Dec 1, 1947 to Jan 1, 1954 Civil War Breaks out in Vietnam Feb 1, 1948 Communists Take Over in Czechoslovakia Period: Jun 1, 1948 to May 1, 1949 Soviets Blokade Berlin Apr 1, 1949 NATO Founded Aug 1, 1949 Soviets Successfully Test Their First Nuclear Device Oct 1, 1949 Communists People's Republic of China Estaplished Jan 1, 1950 United States Authorizes Deployment of Hydrogen Bomb Feb 1, 1950 China and Soviet Union Sign 'Treat of Friendship, Alliance, and Mutal Assistance' Period: Feb 1, 1950 to Jan 1, 1953 Senator McCarthy Begins Communist Witch-Hunt Jun 1, 1950 Korean War Begins Oct 1, 1950 China Enters Korean War Apr 1, 1951 Truman Dismisses General MacArther as Commander of U.S. Forces in Korea Nov 1, 1952 Elisenhower Elected U.S. Presidient Mar 1, 1953 Stalin Passes Away Jul 1, 1953 Korean War Ends Jan 1, 1991 Soviet Union Breaks Up