1949 The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is established in Washington, D.C. on April 4. Timeline State: District of ColumbiaTimeline Country: N.A.Timeline Subjects: international affairsEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1949
1947 India and Pakistan gain their independence from Great Britain on August 15.Timeline State: N.A.Timeline Country: N.A.Timeline Subjects: international affairsEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1947
1947 The Truman Doctrine is announced by President Harry Truman in a speech to Congress on March 12.Timeline State: District of ColumbiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: international affairsEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1947
1946 Nuremburg War Crimes trials end in Germany with the execution on October 16 of nine major Nazi war criminals.Timeline State: N.A.Timeline Country: GermanyTimeline Subjects: international affairsEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1946
1945 Germany surrenders on V-E Day, May 8.Timeline State: N.A.Timeline Country: GermanyTimeline Subjects: international affairsEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1945
1948 The Berlin Blockade by the Soviet Union begins on June 24 and the Berlin Airlift commences two days later.Timeline State: N.A.Timeline Country: GermanyTimeline Subjects: international affairsEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1948
1947 The Marshall Plan (officially the European Recovery Program begins on June 5 and continues until 1952.Timeline State: N.A.Timeline Country: N.A.Timeline Subjects: international affairsEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1947
1946 Most observers date the beginning of the Cold War to a speech given by former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri on March 5, where he uses the term "Iron Curtain" for the first time.Timeline State: MissouriTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: international affairsEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1946
1945 The Potsdam (Germany) Conference on July 16 to August 2 is the fourth and last Allied Conference on war strategy and the post-war world.Timeline State: N.A.Timeline Country: GermanyTimeline Subjects: international affairsEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1945
1945 The United Nations is established in San Francisco on April 25.Timeline State: CaliforniaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: international affairsEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1945
