Truman Foreign Policy Dates Flashcards
When was the Potsdam Conference?
July 1945
When was Hiroshima?
August 6th 1945
How many died in Hiroshima?
around 70,000
When was Nagasaki?
August 9th 1945
How many died at Nagasaki?
around 40,000
When did Japan surrender?
August 14th 1945
When was Kennan’s ‘Long Telegram’?
February 1946
When was Churchill’s ‘Iron Curtain’ Speech?
March 1946
When was the Truman Doctrine announced?
March 1947
How much did the Truman Doctrine ask for?
$400 million
When was the Marshall Plan announced?
June 1947
How much financial aid did the Marshall Plan provide?
$13 billion
When was the Marshall Plan passed?
April 1948
When did the Berlin Blockade begin?
June 1948
When did the Berlin Blockade end?
March 1949
How many flights was the Berlin Airlift?
272,000
When was NATO formed?
April 1949
When was the establishment of the communist People’s Republic of China?
October 1949
When did Stalin and Mao sign the Sino-Soviet alliance?
February 1950
When did North Korea invade South Korea?
June 25th 1950
When did Truman order troops into Korea?
June 30th 1950
When did the US counterattack at Inchon?
September 15th 1950
When does China launch counterattacks on the US in North Korea?
November 1950
When was MacArthur relieved of command?
April 1951
