note: What follows is the introductory and concluding sections of a much longer essay written for the anthology Happenings and Other Acts edited by Mariellen Sandford. Truman closed his address by citing the philosophy behind this domestic program. 9 May 1950 . He moved around in Europe during the early 1910's and refused to participate in the first World War. The first time the former allies acted as certain enemies was the Berlin Blockade. Transportation infrastructure was in shambles. The treaty, intended as a safeguard against the threat of Soviet aggression, provided for a collective self-defense and was designed to encourage greater political and economic cooperation in the Atlantic region. Cold War, the open yet restricted rivalry that developed after World War II between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies. She would be paroled in 1956 and pardoned in 1977. In 1948, in The Hague, 800 delegates from all European countries met, with Churchill as honorary president, at a grand Congress of Europe. In 1949, the Soviets tested their first atom bomb, the test was codenamed “RDS-1,” which was commonly referred to as “Joe-1” in the United States. ; Cable television debuts, bringing better reception to rural areas where the conventional television signal is weak. The Rumba . Industrial and residential centers in England, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Belgium and elsewhere lay in ruins. 1940-1949; 1950-1959; As America was pulled into a world war once again, dance continued to serve as an outlet of happiness in a time of national anxiety. Israel signs armistice with Egypt (Feb. 24). If we succeed in creating an organisation that allows the French to see everything that goes on in steel manufacturing and coal mining in Germany – and if, in turn, the Germans can see what's happening in these fields in France – then this system of mutual control is the ideal way to pursue a policy based on trust. This led to the creation of the Council of Europe on 5 May 1949, the first meeting of which was attended by Churchill himself. It is a first step towards cooperation between them, but six countries want to go further. The Allies (USA, Britain and France) had started to fall out with Stalin’s USSR during the war itself. The debate about what precisely formed the Renaissance still inaccurate matter. The US, French and British zones in the west become the Federal Republic of Germany; the Soviet zone in the east becomes the communist German Democratic Republic. Millions became refugees as national boundaries were redrawn. A new ballroom dance, the Rumba, emerged during the 1940's. 1949 Cease-fire in Palestine (Jan. 7). 10. January 25, 1949: The trial of Axis Sally, who was a Nazi propagandist to American troops in Europe, begins in Washington, D.C. ... Next, read about more post-World War II happenings, from the start of another war -- this time in Korea -- to the division of postwar Germany. On January 5, 1949, just weeks before the start of his second term as President, Harry S. Truman delivered his State of the Union Address. ; Milton Berle hosts the first telethon, which benefits cancer research. ; 45 rpm records are sold in the U.S. The Cold War was waged on political, economic, and propaganda fronts and had only limited recourse to weapons. Aid to Japan is costing the United States more than $1 million per day. The victorious Allies divide Germany into four zones. In history of Europe: The reflux of empire. British and Dutch decolonization in East Asia began in 1947 with the independence of India and the creation of Pakistan. West European nations create the Council of Europe in 1949. It is costly being both humanitarian and a conqueror. Millions of people had been killed or wounded. Top. 8. By January of 1917 he had moved to New York City. Twelve years of Nazi dictatorship have plunged Europe into the abyss, led to racial fanaticism and horrific crimes, and cost the lives of almost 60 million people in the war and the extermination camps. 18 April 1949 Republic of Ireland comes into being. Postwar Europe's new boundaries are drawn: Nazi Germany's collapse in 1945 transformed the face of Europe. Konrad Adenauer, speaking on 2 July 1966 in Metz. Stalin had wanted the Allies to start a second front in … By 1949, all of the eastern european countries except Yugoslavia (currently composed of Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina) were a hundred percent loyal and fully devoted to Stalin.The countries’ regimes became known as Stalin’s puppet communist regimes, and the iron curtain was created. The Republic of Ireland Act (1948) came into force on Easter Monday, April 1949, ending vestigial British authority in Eire. in Europe 1945–1949. In response, President Truman announced that the U.S. would build an even bigger and better bomb: the hydrogen bomb, or “superbomb.” Stalin followed close behind. The Renaissance was deemed to be a cultural and scholarly movement which emphasized on the rediscovery and application of texts and believed from classical antiquity, happening in Europe c. 1400 – c. 1600. Japan's stock market prices have doubled in one year, and Japan's food situation has improved, but not enough for the US to discontinue food aid. Start of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?treaty signed by 12 nations (April 4). The first Emmy Awards are handed out on January 25, with Pantomime Quiz Time earning top honor as the Most Popular Television Program. The Russian Revolution began in February of 1917 and by May of that year Trotsky had gone to Petrograd to lead a Menshevik faction in their revolutionary efforts. Happenings in Europe in the '6os Trends, Events, and Leading Figures Ginter Berghaus Ed. the atrocities of two world wars from ever happening again, calling for the creation of a Council of Europe as a first step. A cold war followed, spreading globally and leading to a nuclear standoff. The Cold War in Europe, 1945–1949 9 post-revisionists either do not say much about this question, or they stress the mutual accountability of the two countries more than the other two schools do. He was expelled from both France and Spain during this time. 9. By 1951, Europe was divided into two power blocs, American-led and Soviet-led, each with atomic weapons. 1949 - Germany is divided. 1949: People's Republic of China proclaimed by Mao Tse-Tung: 1949: West Germany declared a republic - Konrad Adenauer becomes Chanceller : 1949: Comecon setablished to coordinate Soviet block economies: 1949: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) formed: 1949: Council of Europe formed: 1949: Indonesia under Sukarno gains independence from Netherlands: 1949: William Faulkner wins … The "Big Band Era" kept dances like the "swing" popular, as well as introducing new styles that appealed to the youth of the nation. 1949. What happened in 1946 Major News Stories include (UNICEF) United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund Established, War Crimes Tribunal in Nuremberg, War Crimes Trials held in Tokyo, Mensa created, AT&T announce first car phones, Bikinis go on sale in Paris, United Nations' first meeting, baby boomer years begin. The volume is being published by Routledge, London, as part of the TDR series Worlds of Performance. October 14, 1949 - Eleven leaders of the United States Communist party are convicted of advocating a violent insurrection and overthrow of the U.S. government. The Berlin Blockade . October 7, 1949 - Tokyo Rose, the femme fatale of Japanese war broadcasts, is sentenced to ten years in prison. Germany was partitioned into four zones of occupation. As a result, the stakes of the Cold War were now dangerously high. Learn about 418 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1949 or search by date or keyword. These articles represent much of the Agency's short-term analysis of events unfolding in Central and Eastern Europe as popular opposition to Soviet misrule erupted and quickly surpassed anything the Communist regimes were prepared to understand or to which they could respond. The speech contained a series of measures that Truman recommended for congressional action. Historical events from year 1949. April 4, 1949: NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was ratified. In October 1949, in his room at University College hospital, he married Sonia Brownell, with David Astor as best man. Soon after the war, Europe is split into East and West as the 40-year-long Cold War begins. The Allied Zones merged into the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949, while the Soviet occupied zone became the German Democratic Republic. The Renaissance can also point to the period of European history spanning approximately the same dates. The question of blame is closely linked to an analysis of which side was most active in the years immediately following the Second World War. Europe was devastated by years of conflict during World War II. 1945-1950 By the summer of 1945 Europe was very different to the Europe that had existed at the start of World War Two in September 1939. Europeans are determined to prevent such killing and destruction from ever happening again. The term Art Nouveau first appeared in the Belgian journal L’Art Moderne in 1884, referring to a group of reform-minded sculptors, designers and painters called Les XX (or Les Vingts), whose founder members included James Ensor (1860-1949) and Théo van Rysselberghe (1862-1926). He described the atom bomb as a deterrent to Soviet aggression in Europe. Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany invaded Poland in September 1939, and the war dominated Europe from that moment until the Nazis surrendered. Jan 1 Japan is still under Allied (SCAP) military occupation. Edward's funeral brought together the royalty of Europe - many of them his relations - for the last time before war broke out in 1914. We cannot know at this time, but these events must be watched carefully in view of Bible prophecy. Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) established (May 23). How do we know that what we see happening in Europe at such a frightening speed is the final fulfillment of Daniel 2 and later chapters of Revelation? What are we to do about it? Much of Europe was on the brink of famine as agricultural production had been disrupted by war. Events. Burma and Ceylon followed in 1948, and the Dutch East Indies in 1949. Truman proposes Point Four Program to help world's less developed areas (Jan. 20). The United States was drawn into World War II with the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941 and was then involved in both the European and Pacific theaters until peace came in May 1945 in Europe and August of that year in the … Keep our eyes on these and related developments in the Middle East. Malaya’s independence was delayed until 1957 by a communist campaign of terror, quelled by… Read More In Europe, the number of terrorist attacks from Islamic extremists and far-right nationalists have increased dramatically.