Korean War

War

North Korean forces cross the 38th parallel; the war, drawing in US-led UN forces and China, ends in an armistice in 1953.

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April 4, 1949★★★★★

Twelve North American and Western European countries sign the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, creating the NATO collective defence alliance.

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October 1, 1949★★★★★

Mao Zedong proclaims the People's Republic of China at Tiananmen.

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December 1949★★★★★

Defeated in the Chinese Civil War, Chiang Kai-shek's government withdraws to Taiwan and makes Taipei its provisional capital.

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September 8, 1951★★★★★

Japan signs a peace treaty with the Allied powers, ending the occupation when it takes effect in 1952.

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April 3, 1948★★★★★

The United States enacts a large-scale economic aid programme to rebuild Western European economies after the Second World War.

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June 24, 1948 – May 12, 1949★★★★★

The Soviet Union blocks road and rail access to West Berlin; the Western Allies respond by supplying the city through an airlift for almost a year.

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