Nation of Nations 3/e Davidson, Gienapp, Heyrman, Lytle, and Stoff
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KEY EVENTS

1945 Iran crisis: U.S. fears expansion of Soviet influence

Civil war in Greece: early Cold War issues promote containment

1946 Labor unrest: unions respond to loss of overtime, drop in wages, and increased inflation

Kennan's "Long Telegram": explains Soviet threat and defines containment

Stalin and Churchill "cold war" speeches: divisions between former allies harden

Republican congressional victories: in 1946 elections

McMahon Bill creates Atomic Energy Commission: civilian control of atomic power sought but not achieved

Baruch plan at United Nations: international control of atomic energy fails

1947 Truman Doctrine: aids Greece and Turkey

Taft-Hartley Act: restricts labor unions

Marshall announces European recovery plan

Federal Loyalty Oath: fears of Communist in government

HUAC investigates Hollywood: seeks to establish Communist links to the film industry

National Security Act creates Defense Department and CIA: U.S. reorganizes military to conduct the Cold War

Truman’s Committee on Civil Rights issues To Secure These Rights: study illustrates effects of discrimination and recommends legislation

1948 Marshall Plan adopted: U.S. aid to build Western European economies

Berlin blockade: airlift saves Berlin

Truman upsets Dewey: in presidential election

Truman recognizes Israel: U.S. supports existence of new nation

1949 Soviet A-bomb test: U.S. shocked by quick Soviet development

China falls to the Communists: event seems to confirm fears of Communist expansion

NATO established: new U.S. defense commitments in Europe

Truman orders work on H-bomb: U.S. responds to Soviet A-bomb

1950 McCarthy’s Wheeling, West Virginia speech: Senator launches his anticommunist campaign

Korean War begins: North attacks South Korea

McCarran Act: anti-subversive bill

NSC-68 adopted: defines new national security policy

Alger Hiss convicted: former government official convicted of espionage

1951 Truman fires MacArthur: general dismissed for insubordination

Peace talks in Korea: very little achieved

1952 Richard Nixon’s Checkers speech: preserves vice presidential position on Republican ticket

Eisenhower defeats Stevenson: Republicans capture White House

1953 U.N. armistice ends police action in Korea: Korean War ends in truce

Rosenbergs executed: convicted of giving Soviets atom bomb secrets

1954 Army-McCarthy hearings: televised hearings lead to loss of public support for McCarthy

McCarthy censured: Senate rebukes Senator for excesses

Robert Oppenheimer denied security clearance: heightens fear of Communist subversion

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