1955 ⟶ Non-Aligned Movement Founded

The Non-Aligned Movement is pioneered by Jawaharlal Nehru of...
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1956

💰 US Offers Aid to Communist Yugoslavia

President Harry Truman asks Congress for U.S. military and economic aid for the communist nation of Yugoslavia.⟶
US Offers Aid to Communist Yugoslavia (1951)
YugoslaviaUS AidCold WarTitoEastern EuropeInternational RelationsGeopolitics

🕊️ Non-Aligned Movement Founded

The Non-Aligned Movement is pioneered by Jawaharlal Nehru of India, Sukarno of Indonesia, Tito of Yugoslavia, Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt and Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana. This movement is designed to be a bulwark against the 'dangerous polarization' of the world at that time and to restore the balance of power with smaller nations.⟶
Non-Aligned Movement Founded (1955)
Cold WarNon-AlignmentThird WorldNeutralityIndiaIndonesiaYugoslaviaEgyptGhanaGeopolitics

🌍 Bandung Conference Held

The Asia-Africa Conference (also known as the Bandung Conference) is first held in Bandung, Indonesia.⟶
Bandung Conference Held (1955)
Cold WarAsiaAfricaNon-AlignmentDecolonizationThird WorldIndonesiaConference

🚩 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

🚢 Suez Canal Nationalized

The United States and the United Kingdom cancel offers of aid on the construction of the Aswan Dam in Egypt due to its arms purchases from the Eastern Bloc. Nasser retaliates by nationalizing the Suez Canal.⟶
Suez Canal Nationalized (1956)
EgyptSuez CanalNationalizationEconomicsMiddle EastNasserCold WarInternational Relations

🤝 Suez Crisis and UN Peacekeeping

Suez Crisis: France, Israel, and the United Kingdom attack Egypt with the goal of removing Nasser from power. International diplomatic pressures force the attackers to withdraw. Canadian Lester B. Pearson encourages the United Nations to send a Peacekeeping force, the first of its kind, to the disputed territory. Lester B. Pearson wins a Nobel Peace Prize for his actions, and soon after becomes Canadian Prime Minister.⟶
Suez Crisis and UN Peacekeeping (1956)
Suez CrisisEgyptIsraelFranceUKUnited NationsPeacekeepingMiddle EastCold WarInternational Relations