1949 ⟶ NATO Founded
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🤝 NATO Founded
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is founded by Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States, in order to resist Communist expansion.⟶
NATONorth Atlantic Treaty OrganizationMilitary allianceCold WarEuropeUSUSSRContainment
🕊️ Berlin Blockade Ends
The Soviet blockade of Berlin ends with the re-opening of access routes to Berlin. The airlift continues until September, in case the Soviets re-establish the blockade. Brune argues, "Moscow realized the blockade had not been successful – it had drawn the Western powers closer together rather than dividing them. Finally, Western countermeasures had inflicted considerable damage on the economic life of East Germany and the other Soviet satellites."⟶
Berlin BlockadeBerlin AirliftGermanyCold WarUSSREuropeContainment
🛡️ SEATO Founded to Counter Communist Expansion
Foundation of the South East Asian Treaty Organization (SEATO) by Australia, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, Thailand, the Philippines, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Like NATO, it is founded to resist Communist expansion, this time in the Philippines and Indochina.⟶
SEATOAlliancesCold WarAsiaUSAnti-CommunismContainment
🛡️ West Germany Joins NATO
West Germany joins NATO and begins rearmament.⟶
Cold WarNATOGermanyWest GermanyMilitary AllianceEuropeRearmament
🚩 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.⟶
Cold WarWarsaw PactEastern EuropeMilitary AllianceSoviet UnionNATOEuropeEast Germany