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Baghdad Pact
The United States joined the military and economic committees of the Baghdad Pact, a defense alliance that included Britain, Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, and Iraq.
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Berlin blockade
Fearing the restoration of German power, the Soviets insisted on the repression of the German people, while the United States hoped to include West Germany in Western European recovery plans. As American and Soviet forces occupying Germany clashed over punishment and rehabilitation plans for the country, the Soviets cut off access to Berlin.
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Berlin Wall erected
Soviet and East German troops began building the Berlin Wall to close off the western part of city after shutting down interallied checkpoints.
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Churchill’s “Sinews of Peace” speech
Winston Churchill delivered his “Sinews of Peace” speech, declaring that “From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain has descended across the Continent.”
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Communist revolution in China
The People’s Liberation Army, led by Communist leader Mao Zedong, ousted Chiang Kai-Shek’s Nationalist government in China. Mao Zedong declared the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, and Nationalist forces and sympathizers were forced to retreat to Taiwan.
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Creation of West Germany
West Germany (or the Federal Republic of Germany) was established from the western Allies-occupied German states, while the Soviet zone became the German Democratic Republic.
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Dennis et al. v. United States
In Dennis et al. v. United States, the Supreme Court upheld a law making it illegal to “knowingly or willfully advocate . . . the necessity, desirability, or propriety of overthrowing any government in the United States by force or violence.”
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Dwight D. Eisenhower elected
Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower was easily elected president of the United States with 442 electoral votes and 55.2 percent of the popular vote.
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Eisenhower Doctrine
Congress approved the Eisenhower Doctrine, which provided military and economic support in the Middle East to Arab countries attempting to suppress Communist-nationalistic rebellions.
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Fair Deal
In his State of the Union address, President Harry S. Truman announced his “Fair Deal,” a series of proposed domestic reforms, including the expansion of many New Deal policies. Truman’s proposals included social security expansion, a minimum-wage increase, labor law changes, aid for education, and health insurance reform.