The Marshall PlanMarshall Plan was an American initiative to aid Europe, in which the United States gave $13 billion in economic support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II. The plan was in operation for four years beginning in April 1948. The goals of the United States were to rebuild war-devastated regions, remove trade barriers, modernize industry, make Europe prosperous again, and prevent the spread of communism. The Marshall Plan required a lessening of interstate barriers, a dropping of many petty regulations constraining business, and encouraged an increase in productivity, labour union membership, as well as the adoption of modern business procedures. The Marshall Plan aid was divided amongst the participant states roughly on a per capita basis. A larger amount was given to the major industrial powers, as the prevailing opinion was that their resuscitation was essential for general European revival
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Mao ZedongMao Zedong principal Chinese Marxist theorist, soldier, and statesman who led his nation’s communist revolution. Leader of the Chinese's Communist Party from 1935, he was chairman of the People’s Republic of China from 1949 to 1959 and chairman of the party until his death.When China emerged from a half century of revolution as the world’s most populous nation and launched itself on a path of economic development and social change, Mao Zedong occupied a critical place in the story of the country’s resurgence. To be sure, he did not play a dominant role throughout the whole struggle. In the early years of the Chinese Communist Party, he was a secondary figure, though by no means a negligible one, and even after the 1940s the crucial decisions were not his alone. Nevertheless, looking at the whole period from the foundation of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921 to Mao’s death in 1976, one can fairly regard Mao Zedong as the principal architect of the new China.
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Korean WarKorean War was a war between North and South Korea, in which a United Nation force led by the United States of American fought for the South, and China fought for the North, which was also assisted by the Soviet Union. The war arose from the division of Korea at the end of World War II and from the global tensions of the Cold War that developed immediately afterwards. Korea was ruled by Japan from 1910 until the closing days of World War II. In August 1945, the Soviet Union declared war on Japan and—by agreement with the United States—occupied Korea north of the 38th parallel. U.S. forces subsequently occupied the south and Japan surrendered. By 1948, two separate governments had been set up. Both governments claimed to be the legitimate government of Korea, and neither side accepted the border as permanent. The conflict escalated into open warfare when North Korean forces—supported by the Soviet Union and China—invaded South Korea on 25 June 1950.
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Harry S. Truman
Harry Truman was the 33rd President of the United
States. As a final running mate of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944,
Truman succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when Roosevelt died after
months of declining health. Under Truman, the Allies successfully concluded
World War II; in the Soviet Union increased, marking the start of the Cold War.
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CIAC.I.A is an external intelligence service of the U.S. Government, tasked with gathering, processing and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence. A component of the 17-member U.S. Intelligence Community, CIA reports to the Director of National Intelligence. Unlike the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which is an internal intelligence and security service, CIA has no domestic law enforcement function and is focused on overseas intelligence collection. As one of several IC members specializing in HUMINT operations, CIA serves as the national manager for coordination and deconfliction for HUMINT activities.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight Eisenhower was the 34th President of
the United States from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United
States Army during WWII and served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in
Europe; he had responsibility for planning and supervising the invasion of
North Africa in Operation Torch in 1942-43 and the successful invasion of
France and Germany in 1944-45 from the Western Front. In 1951, he became the
first supreme commander of NATO. He was the last U.S. President to have been
born in the 19th century.
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The Automobile CultureAutomobile Culture has had an enduring influence on the culture of the United States, as reflected in popular music, major trends from the 1950s and mainstream acceptance of the "hot rod" culture. The American manufacturing economy switched from producing war-related items to consumer goods at the end of World War II, and by the end of the 1950s, one in six working Americans were employed either directly or indirectly in the automotive industry.
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Elvis PresleyElvis Presley was an American singer and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he often referred to as "the King of Rock and Roll", or simply, "the King".
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