Influence Timeline (communism vs capitalism)

1947 - Movie makers in Hollywood were encouraged to make movies that spread

American patriotism and anti-Communist messages.

• East Communist

• West Capitalist

1948 - The Marshall Plan was signed into effect by the United States, promising

money to struggling countries in Europe.

• East Communist

• West Capitalist

1949 - The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed and included

many countries who wanted to resist the spread of Soviet influence. They agreed

to defend each other in case of attack.

• East Communist

• West Capitalist

1950 - The Soviet Union and China signed an agreement. It said that they will

defend each other in case of attack. In June, China backed North Korea in their

invasion of South Korea.

• East Communist

• West Capitalist

1951 - The Mutual Security Act went into affect. It stated that the U.S. would provide military aid for “free peoples” around the world.

• East Communist

• West Capitalist

1954 - The South East Asian Treaty Organization (SEATO) was founded by

Australia, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, Thailand, the Philippines, the United

Kingdom, and the United States. Founded as a defense pact, SEATO funded many

educational and cultural programs.

• East Communist

• West Capitalist

1955 - The Non-Aligned Movement was started by several key countries including

India, Yugoslavia, Indonesia, Egypt, and Ghana. They were actively resisting falling

into the U.S. or Soviet sphere of influence.

• East Communist

• West Capitalist

1955 - The Warsaw Pact was founded, forming the Eastern Bloc. It included East

Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Albania, Bulgaria, and the

Soviet Union. Like NATO, it was a defense agreement.

• East Communist

• West Capitalist

1960s - As rock and roll music spread throughout the world, the Soviet Union did

it's best to jam radio stations and block the music. The Soviet Union saw rock and

roll as a Western influence.

• East Communist

• West Capitalist

1961 - A wall was built by the Soviets in Berlin, Germany’s capital city. It divided

East Berlin from West Berlin in order to show that the Soviets were not willing to

give up their control over Eastern Germany.

• East Communist

• West Capitalist