1947 ⟶ Truman Doctrine Announced: Policy of Containment

March 12: Harry Truman establishes the Truman Doctrine of co...
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🇺🇸 Roosevelt's Death and Truman's Presidential Ascension

April 12: Death of Franklin D. Roosevelt; Vice President Harry Truman assumes office as President of the United States.⟶
Roosevelt's Death and Truman's Presidential Ascension (1945)
PresidencyWorld War IISuccessionPolitical TransitionFranklin D. RooseveltCold War
United StatesUnited States

🤝 Potsdam Conference: Division of Europe into Blocs

July – August: The Potsdam Conference divides Europe into Western and Soviet blocs.⟶
Potsdam Conference: Division of Europe into Blocs (1945)
Cold WarPost-World War IIGeopoliticsSoviet UnionIron CurtainInternational RelationsWinston Churchill
GermanyGermanyUnited StatesUnited StatesUnited KingdomUnited KingdomSoviet UnionSoviet Union

🛡️ Truman Doctrine Announced: Policy of Containment

March 12: Harry Truman establishes the Truman Doctrine of containment of Communism.⟶
Truman Doctrine Announced: Policy of Containment (1947)
Cold WarCommunismContainmentForeign PolicyGeopoliticsIdeology
United StatesUnited StatesGreeceGreeceTurkeyTurkey

🕵️ U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Established

July 26: Creation of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.⟶
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Established (1947)
Cold WarIntelligenceEspionageNational SecurityPost-World War IICovert OperationsGeopoliticsForeign PolicyCIA
United StatesUnited States

🇺🇸 Jimmy Carter Inaugurated as U.S. President

January 20: Jimmy Carter is inaugurated as President of the United States.⟶
Jimmy Carter Inaugurated as U.S. President (1977)
PresidencyInaugurationCold WarForeign Policy
United StatesUnited States