Timeline

17.2 Time Line

By 16zmcclintock@mail.blackriver.k12.oh.us
  • Chinese Civil War

    Chinese Civil War

    civil war between Jiang Jieshi and Mao Zedong, caused millions of deaths
  • Berlin blockade

    Berlin blockade

    First major crisis of the cold war!
  • Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift

    The U.S. sent supplies via airdrop
  • Formation of NATO

    Formation of NATO

    Formation of the North Atlantic Treaty
  • National Security Council Report NSC-68

    National Security Council Report NSC-68

    58 page top secret military paper
  • Korean War

    Korean War

    The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea, supported by the United Nations
  • President Truman fires General MacArthur

    President Truman fires General MacArthur

    MacArthur supported expansion of the war
  • Formation of Warsaw Pact

    Formation of Warsaw Pact

    Signed May 14 1955