1946 ⟶ Kennan's Long Telegram
George F. Kennan writes his Long Telegram, describing his in...
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1947
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📜 Kennan's Long Telegram
George F. Kennan writes his Long Telegram, describing his interpretation of the objectives and intentions of the Soviet leadership.⟶
George KennanLong TelegramContainmentCold War StrategySoviet UnionUS Foreign PolicyIdeologyIntelligence
📜 Truman Receives Clifford-Elsey Report
Harry S. Truman is presented with the Clifford-Elsey Report, a document which lists Soviet violations of agreements with the United States.⟶
United StatesSoviet UnionDiplomacyCold War OriginsIntelligenceReportPolicy
✉️ Novikov Telegram Criticizes US Ambitions
Nikolai Vasilevich Novikov writes a response to Kennan's Long Telegram, known as the 'Novikov Telegram', in which he states that the United States were "striving for world supremacy".⟶
Soviet UnionUnited StatesCold War OriginsTelegramPropagandaIdeologyGeopolitics
🗣️ 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.⟶
Cold WarPropagandaUSSoviet UnionIdeologyTerminologyPolitics
📢 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.⟶
USSRCominformEastern BlocIdeologySoviet UnionCold WarPropagandaPolitical Control
📜 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.⟶
ReaganHuman RightsSoviet UnionCold WarIdeologyPropagandaUS Foreign Policy