Dates (1949-1955) Flashcards

1
Q

When was the Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship signed?

A

February 1950

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2
Q

When was the San Francisco Peace Treaty signed?

A

September 1951

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3
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When was the US-Japan Security Treaty signed?

A

September 1951

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4
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When was the NSA (National Safety Agency), the Japanese army, established?

A

August 1952

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5
Q

When did the Chinese Civil War end?

A

October 1949

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6
Q

When was NATO established?

A

April 1949

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7
Q

When did the Sino-Soviet split begin?

A

February 1956

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8
Q

When did the Sino-Soviet split complete?

A

October 1962

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9
Q

When was the Defensive Perimeter Strategy launched?

A

January 1950

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10
Q

When did the Korean War break out?

A

June 1950

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11
Q

When did the Korean War end?

A

July 1953

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12
Q

When did US nuclear monopoly end, through the testing of Soviet atomic weaponry?

A

August 1949

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13
Q

When is MacArthur sacked by Truman?

A

April 1951

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14
Q

When was the Autumn Uprising?

A

Autumn 1946

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15
Q

When was the Jeju Uprising?

A

April 1948

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16
Q

When was the Yeosu-Suncheon Rebellion?

A

October 1948

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17
Q

When did North Korea capture Seoul?

A

June 26th, 1950
> One day after the start of the Korean War

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18
Q

When was the Inchon Landing, orchestrated by General MacArthur?

A

August 1950

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19
Q

When did the US capture Pyongyang?

A

October 1950

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20
Q

When did the US push up to the Yalu River?

A

November 1950

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21
Q

When did China join the Korean War?

A

November 1950

22
Q

When do peace talks begin in the Korean War?

A

February 1951

23
Q

When was ANZUS established?

A

September 1951

24
Q

When was the end of McCarthyism marked, after McCarthy went after the US Army?

A

December 1954

25
Q

When was Alger Hiss convicted of perjury after his accusal of being a communist?

A

January 1950

26
Q

When was the UN Charter agreed?

A

June 1945

27
Q

When was Eisenhower elected, and when was he sworn into presidency?

A

Elected in November 1952
Sworn in January 1953

28
Q

When did Stalin die?

A

March 1953

29
Q

When did the joint-leadership between Krushchev and Malenkov end?

A

Late 1955

30
Q

When was John Foster Dulles Secretary of State from?

A

1953-1959

31
Q

When was the NSC 162/2 report made?

A

October 1953

32
Q

When did the ‘bomber gap’ rumour spread?

A

1955

33
Q

When was SEATO founded?

A

September 1954

34
Q

When was CENTO founded?

A

February 1955

35
Q

When did Dulles announce the ‘massive retaliation’ strategy?

A

January 1954

36
Q

When did West Germany join NATO?

A

May 1955

37
Q

When was the Warsaw Pact established?

A

May 1955

38
Q

When was the First Taiwan Straits Crisis?

A

September 1954-May 1955

39
Q

When was the Second Taiwan Straits Crisis?

A

August-October 1958

40
Q

When was the First Indochina War from?

A

1946-1954

41
Q

When did Ho Chi Minh win the First Indochina War?

A

April 1954

42
Q

When was Truman re-elected as President?

A

November 1948

43
Q

When was Eisenhower elected and re-elected as President?

A

November 1952 (Jan 53’)
November 1956

44
Q

When was JFK elected as President?

A

November 1960 (Jan 61’)

45
Q

When was Mosaddegh overthrown by the CIA?

A

August 1953

46
Q

When was the Shah of Iran eventually forced into exile?

A

January 1979

47
Q

When was Arbenz overthrown by the CIA?

A

June 1954
> Armas replaces him in July 1954

48
Q

When was Lumumba overthrown by the CIA?

A

September 1960
> Executed in January 1961

49
Q

When was the Geneva Conference?

A

April-July 1954

50
Q

When did the Vietnam War begin, following the establishment of the Republic of Vietnam by Diem?

A

November 1955

51
Q

When did the US developed the hydrogen bomb, increasing the destructive capacity of the Cold War?

A

November 1952