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Post WWII Time Line

By Blake Noble

  • Greek Civil War

    Greek Civil War
    Fought between the Greek government and the Greek Communist Party. The US backed the government and Turkey backed the Communist Party.

  • Hitler Dies

    Hitler Dies
    Adolf Hitler commited suicide by gunshot on April 30th, 1945. His wife, Eva Braun also commited suicide, with cyanide.

  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine
    American foreign policy to counter Soviet geopolitical hegemony during the cold war. It was created by Harry S. Truman.

  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan
    American initiative in aiding Wstern Europe. The US gave 13 billion, which is 130 billion in 2016 dollars, to help rebuild after WW2

  • Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift
    Berlin was in a divided part of Germany controlled by Russia. The Russians blocked off all highways and trade routes hoping they could take over the city, but the US brought food and supplies in through the skies.

  • NATO

    NATO
    "North Atlantic Treaty Organization" was created in 1949, to provide collective security to the Soviet Union

  • Soviets Test Atomic Bomb

    Soviets Test Atomic Bomb
    Named "First Lightning". Was a hydrogen bomb and was roughly 20 Kilotons

  • Korean War

    Korean War
    War between North Korea and South Korea. The UN or United Nations (America) fought for the South and China fought for the North.

  • KGB

    KGB
    Security agency founded by Soviet Union. It was a new fom of the Cheka, founded in 1917.

  • Sputnik Launch

    Sputnik Launch
    Known as "Elementary Satelite" Traveled 18,000 miles an hour and was launched by Soviet Union