Presidents and Foreign Policy By Tgriffin006 Period: Aug 1, 1939 to Dec 1, 2003 1939 to 2003 Sep 1, 1939 Start of World War II Jan 1, 1942 Declaration of United Nations enforced Apr 12, 1945 Henry Truman elected as president Mar 12, 1947 Truman Doctine Jun 5, 1948 Marshal plan created to aid Europe Apr 4, 1949 North Atlantic Treaty Organization founded Jun 1, 1950 Second Redscare know as McCarthyism Jun 2, 1950 Start of Korean War Jan 20, 1953 Dwight Eisenhower elected as president Jul 13, 1953 Korean War Ended Aug 13, 1956 End of Redscare Nov 1, 1959 Vietnam war began Jan 20, 1961 John F Kennedy elected as President Apr 17, 1961 "Bay of Pigs" Invasion Oct 16, 1962 Cuban Missle Crisis Nov 22, 1963 Lyndon B. Johnson elected as President Nov 22, 1963 Kennedy's Assassination Jan 20, 1969 Richard Nixon elected as President Jan 20, 1981 Ronald Reagan elected President Jan 20, 1989 George H. W. Bush Elected as President Nov 9, 1989 Fall of Communism Aug 2, 1990 Start of Persian Gulf War Dec 26, 1991 Collaspe of the Soviet Union Jan 20, 1993 Bill Clinton Elected as President Jan 1, 1994 North America Free Trade Agreement signed Jan 20, 2001 George W. Bush elected as President Sep 11, 2001 9/11 Terrorist Attacks Oct 1, 2001 War in Afghanistan begins Mar 20, 2003 War in Iraq begins
