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Berlin Blockade
Berlin Blockade was one of the first major international crisis. The Soviet Union attempt to limit the ability of the US, France, and Great Britain to travel to their sectors of Berlin. -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was when the western countries delivered food and supplies to the city of Berlin through the air because all other routes were blocked by the Soviet Union. Great Britain, France, the US, and the Soviet union divided Berlin up into four zones. -
Formation of NATO
NATO stands for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. NATO is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty. The memebers of NATO agree to mutual defense against an attack by any group not apart of NATO. -
Chinese Civil War (between Jiang Jieshi and Mao Zedong)
Mao Zedong was the leader of Communist revolutionaries who brought down China’s Nationalist government. He became ruler of People’s Republic of China as leader of Chinese Communist Party. The war was split between the communist party and nationalist party. -
National Security Council Report NSC-68
The document was a 58 page top secret policy paper issued by the United States National Security Council. The document involved decisions to make containment against global communist expansion an important priority. -
Korean War
War between the Republic of Korea, and the Democratic Repulic of Korea. It was primarily the result of the seperation of the two countries. -
President Truman fires General MacArthur
Truman let go of MacArthur for making public statements that contradicted the administration's policies. He was the commander of the United Nations forces in the Korean War. -
Formation of the Warsaw Pact
The Formation of the Warsaw Pact is the military and political alliance between the Soviet Union and the East European States. It was a mutual defense agrrement between anyone apart of the formation.
