1951 ⟶ Truman Signs Mutual Security Act
President Harry S. Truman signs the Mutual Security Act, ann...
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1951
💰 US Military Aid to Greece and Turkey
US extends $400 million of military aid to Greece and Turkey, signalling its intent to contain communism in the Mediterranean.⟶
US AidGreeceTurkeyContainmentMilitary AidCold WarForeign Policy
☢️ Truman Announces Hydrogen Bomb Development
President Truman announces the beginning of the development of a hydrogen bomb.⟶
nuclear weaponshydrogen bombarms raceCold WarUSSoviet Unionnuclear proliferationdeterrenceTruman
🤝 Soviet Union and China Sign Mutual Defense Pact
The Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China sign a pact of mutual defense.⟶
Soviet UnionChinaallianceCold WarAsiamutual defensecommunist blocinternational relations
🛡️ Truman Signs Mutual Security Act
President Harry S. Truman signs the Mutual Security Act, announcing to the world, and its communist powers in particular, that the U.S. was prepared to provide military aid to "free peoples".⟶
US Foreign PolicyMilitary AidCold WarContainmentAnti-CommunismTrumanInternational Relations
👨⚖️ Truman Fires MacArthur
U.S. President Harry S. Truman fires Douglas MacArthur from command of US forces in Korea due to him demanding nuclear weapons to be used on the enemy.⟶
Korean WarTrumanMacArthurUSMilitaryCold WarAprilLeadershipNuclear Weapons
💰 US Offers Aid to Communist Yugoslavia
President Harry Truman asks Congress for U.S. military and economic aid for the communist nation of Yugoslavia.⟶
YugoslaviaUS AidCold WarTitoEastern EuropeInternational RelationsGeopolitics