1953 ⟶ Balkan Pact Signed by Yugoslavia, Greece, and Turkey

Balkan Pact is signed by Yugoslavia, Greece and Turkey. The ...
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💰 US Military Aid to Greece and Turkey

US extends $400 million of military aid to Greece and Turkey, signalling its intent to contain communism in the Mediterranean.⟶
US Military Aid to Greece and Turkey (1947)
US AidGreeceTurkeyContainmentMilitary AidCold WarForeign Policy

💔 Yugoslavia Expelled from COMINFORM

The Soviet Union expels Yugoslavia from the Communist Information Bureau (COMINFORM) for the latter's position on the Greek Civil War.⟶
Yugoslavia Expelled from COMINFORM (1948)
YugoslaviaCOMINFORMSoviet UnionStalinTitoCold WarCommunismEastern EuropeGreek Civil War

🤝 Greece and Turkey Join NATO

Greece and Turkey join NATO.⟶
Greece and Turkey Join NATO (1952)
NATOGreeceTurkeyCold WarMilitary AllianceGeopoliticsSecurityInternational Relations

🤝 Balkan Pact Signed by Yugoslavia, Greece, and Turkey

Balkan Pact is signed by Yugoslavia, Greece and Turkey. The pact's main objective is to deter Soviet expansionism.⟶
Balkan Pact Signed by Yugoslavia, Greece, and Turkey (1953)
Balkan PactYugoslaviaGreeceTurkeyCold WarAlliancesSoviet UnionEastern Europe

🇩🇪 Uprising in East Germany Crushed

Uprising of 1953 in East Germany crushed by Soviet troops.⟶
Uprising in East Germany Crushed (1953)
East GermanyUprisingSoviet UnionCold WarBerlinGermanyEastern Europe

🚩 Warsaw Pact Founded

The Warsaw Pact is founded in Eastern Europe and includes East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Albania, Bulgaria, and the Soviet Union. It acts as the Communist military counterpart to NATO.⟶
Warsaw Pact Founded (1955)
Cold WarWarsaw PactEastern EuropeMilitary AllianceSoviet UnionNATOEuropeEast Germany