1954 ⟶ SEATO Founded to Counter Communist Expansion
Foundation of the South East Asian Treaty Organization (SEAT...
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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
📜 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
💥 First Taiwan Strait Crisis Begins
The Taiwan Strait Crisis begins with the Chinese Communist shelling of Taiwanese islands. The US backs Taiwan, and the crisis resolves itself as both sides decline to take action.⟶
TaiwanChinaUSCold WarAsiaConflictTaiwan StraitProxy War
🤝 Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty Signed
Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty, is signed between the United States and the Republic of China.⟶
USChinaTaiwanCold WarAsiaAlliancesDefense TreatyAnti-Communism
