1947 ⟶ COMINFORM Established

The Soviet Union forms the Communist Information Bureau (COM...
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🧱 Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech

Winston Churchill warns of the descent of an Iron Curtain across Europe. Named by Winston Churchill, the aim of the Iron Curtain was to create a divide between the developing countries in Europe and the ones still under political influence and dictatorship (Soviet Union).⟶
Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech (1946)
Winston ChurchillIron CurtainCold WarIdeologyEuropeSoviet UnionDivisionPolitics

📢 COMINFORM Established

The Soviet Union forms the Communist Information Bureau (COMINFORM) with which it dictates the actions of leaders and communist parties across its spheres of influence.⟶
COMINFORM Established (1947)
USSRCominformEastern BlocIdeologySoviet UnionCold WarPropagandaPolitical Control

🗣️ Term 'Cold War' Coined by Baruch

Bernard Baruch, in a speech given during the unveiling of his portrait in the South Carolina House of Representatives, coins the term "Cold War" to describe relations between the United States and the Soviet Union.⟶
Term 'Cold War' Coined by Baruch (1947)
Cold WarPropagandaUSSoviet UnionIdeologyTerminologyPolitics

💔 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

🗣️ 22nd Soviet Party Congress Held

22nd Soviet Party Congress held in USSR.⟶
USSRSoviet UnionCommunismPoliticsIdeologyKhrushchevCold War

📜 Reagan Denounces Soviet Human Rights Abuses

President Ronald Reagan signs P.L. 97-157 denouncing the government of the Soviet Union that it should cease its abuses of the basic human rights of its citizens.⟶
Reagan Denounces Soviet Human Rights Abuses (1982)
ReaganHuman RightsSoviet UnionCold WarIdeologyPropagandaUS Foreign Policy