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Period: to
The Korean War (ignore the 1st of every month)
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Soviet successful testing of atomic bomb
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Fall of China to communism
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Acheson's defense perimeter speech
Omitting South Korea from the list of countries US would defend automatically in the event of aggression -
Sino-Soviet Treaty
30-year mutual assistance between USSR and China
w/ China giving USSR $300 million in credits -
Stalin send supplies to NK
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OUTBREAK
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Stalin send supplies to NK
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US sponsored resolution calling for military action against North Korea
from the previous sending of supplies to South Korea -
Kim wants Stalin to make peace as North Korea is suffering heavily
however Stalin wanted to hold on to tie down US resources -
Peace Talks (which dragged for 2 years) begin
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Stalin's death
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Armistice signed
