History Timeline U6 Post War World by Kade Koponen

Yalta Conference 1945

kadek1 — 2025-01-29 21:53:29 UTC

The Yalta Conference, which took place from February 4th to the 11th, 1945, and was held between the Untied States, the United Kingdom, and Russia. It addressed what to do with Postwar Germany and Europe, since WWII had greatly affected both infrastructure and economy in Western Europe.

Marshall Plan 1947

kadek1 — 2025-01-29 21:53:40 UTC

The Marshall Plan was a document created by the United States to help out Western Europe after WWII. This plan helped Europe re-industrialize because most of the infrastructure in Europe had been destroyed during WWII.

La Violencia, Columbia 1948

kadek1 — 2025-01-29 21:53:52 UTC

La Violencia in Colombia was a civil war between the two political parties in Columbia. Also, it helped reach a political solution to Colombia's difficulties in their political parties.

Israel, 1948

kadek1 — 2025-01-29 21:54:03 UTC

The establishment of Isreal happened on May 14, 1948. It was completed by David Ben-Gurion, the head of Jewish Agency. Also, Harry S. Truman helped announce the establishment of Israel on the same day.

NATO, 1949

kadek1 — 2025-01-29 21:54:13 UTC

NATO is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and it is important to Post War America because it was an Alliance between the Americas and Western Europe. Also, NATO is composed of 32 members, with 30 being in Europe and 2 being in North America.

People's Republic of China, 1949

kadek1 — 2025-01-29 21:54:29 UTC

The People's Republic of China, or just China, is important to Post War America because it was a very powerful Communist leader during the Cold War. Also, it was the first time China wasn't a monarchy led by an emperor, and was instead led by Mao Zedong.

Korean War 1950-1953

kadek1 — 2025-01-29 21:54:40 UTC

The Korean war happened from June 25th, 1950 to July 27th, 1953. It was a war between the Northern half and the Southern half of Korea, with the North being supported by China and the South being supported by the U.S. Additionally, the Korean War took place during Eisenhower's presidency, and he helped the South fight until an armistice was signed.

Armas stages coup to control Guatemala, 1954

kadek1 — 2025-01-29 21:55:41 UTC

The Armas staging coup to control Guatemala was a CIA funded army that was created to isolate Guatemala. It took place on June 18th, 1954 and it included a campaign filled with bombing and psychological warfare.

Warsaw Pact, 1955

kadek1 — 2025-01-29 21:55:49 UTC

The Warsaw Pact was an alliance between the USSR(Russia) and satellite states in Eastern Europe. This alliance was mainly Communist, and had a goal of spreading communism throughout the rest of Europe, such as in Germany and Berlin.

Soviet Union invades Hungary, 1956

kadek1 — 2025-01-29 21:56:03 UTC

In October of 1956, the Soviet Union ordered troops into Hungary in order to destroy the ongoing nascent rebellion in Budapest, the capital of Hungary. Hungary was a Russian Communist satellite state, and this event also was caused by a fear that Russia would lose control of Hungary.

Cuban Revolution, 1959

kadek1 — 2025-01-29 21:56:12 UTC

The Cuban Revolution, which took place from July 26th, 1953 to January 1st, 1959, was the overthrow of Cuba's dictator Fulgencio Batista. After the revolution, Fidel Castro came to power and helped instate a new constitution into the government.