1952 ⟶ Marshall Plan Ends
The Marshall Plan ends, with European industrial output now ...
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1952
💡 Marshall Plan Outlined
Secretary of State George Marshall outlines plans for a comprehensive program of economic assistance for the war-ravaged countries of Western Europe. It would become known throughout the world as the Marshall Plan.⟶
Marshall PlanEconomic AidEuropePost-War ReconstructionUSContainmentForeign PolicyWestern Europe
💰 Truman Signs Marshall Plan
Truman signs the Marshall Plan into effect. By the end of the programs, the United States has given $12.4 billion in economic assistance to Western European countries.⟶
United StatesWestern EuropeEconomicsAidCold WarRecoveryForeign PolicyMarshall Plan
🇪🇺 Formation of the European Coal and Steel Community
The European Coal and Steel Community is formed by the Treaty of Paris.⟶
European UnionCoal and SteelTreaty of ParisEconomicsEuropeCold WarAprilIntegrationPost-War
🛡️ Truman Signs Mutual Security Act
President Harry S. Truman signs the Mutual Security Act, announcing to the world, and its communist powers in particular, that the U.S. was prepared to provide military aid to "free peoples".⟶
US Foreign PolicyMilitary AidCold WarContainmentAnti-CommunismTrumanInternational Relations
📈 Marshall Plan Ends
The Marshall Plan ends, with European industrial output now well above that of 1948.⟶
Marshall PlanEuropean RecoveryPost-WarEconomicsAidInternational RelationsUS Foreign Policy
🇯🇵 Japan Regains Sovereignty
The Treaty of San Francisco, signed by Japan on September 8, 1951, comes into effect, and Japan signs the Treaty of Taipei, formally ending its period of occupation and isolation, and becoming a sovereign state.⟶
JapanPost-WarSovereigntySan Francisco TreatyAsiaUS OccupationInternational Relations