19471950
1947–1950 denotes a pivotal span in the immediate post–World War II era, characterized by the consolidation of the Cold War, rapid decolonization, and sweeping efforts at economic and social reconstruction. The period saw both new international alignments and ambitious attempts to rebuild global institutions and norms.
Key political and strategic developments included the Truman Doctrine of 1947, which framed a policy of containing
Decolonization and state formation were prominent, with India’s independence and partition in 1947 and the creation
The period concluded with the start of the Korean War in 1950 and the Schuman Declaration in