1950 ⟶ NSC-68 Report Issued
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📢 Truman Doctrine Announced
President Harry Truman announces the Truman Doctrine starting with the giving of aid to Greece and Turkey in order to prevent them from falling into the Soviet sphere. This is considered by many historians to be the official start of the Cold War.⟶
Truman DoctrineContainmentCold WarGreeceTurkeyForeign PolicyCommunismUS
🤝 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
📜 NSC-68 Report Issued
United States State Department Director of Policy Planning Paul Nitze issues NSC 68, a classified report, arguing for the adoption of containment as the cornerstone of United States foreign policy. It would dictate US policy for the next twenty years.⟶
NSC-68containmentCold WarUSforeign policystrategypolicy planningnational security
📜 McCarthy Begins Anti-Communist Claims
Senator Joseph McCarthy first claims without evidence that Communists have infiltrated the U.S. State Department, leading to a controversial series of anti-Communist investigations in the United States.⟶
McCarthyismanti-communismCold WarUSpoliticscommunismRed ScareinquirySenate
🛡️ 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
📜 Foreign Assistance Act Signed
John F. Kennedy signs the Foreign Assistance Act.⟶
USForeign PolicyAidKennedyCold WarInternational Relations