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Cold War

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  • Chinese Civil War

    Chinese Civil War
    Millions of peasant farmers did not want to continue to stay peasant farmers. The conflict was between Chinese Communists and Chinese Nationalists. The United states supported Jiang Jieshi.

  • Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift
    After the Soviet Union blockaded part of Berlin the United State flew in supplies and necessities to the center of Berlin. The lasted for about a year and a half. Blankets, toys around Christmas, food and other items were flown into the city of Berlin.

  • Berlin Blockade

    Berlin Blockade
    The Soviet Union blockaded part of Berlin to stop the United States, Britain and France from having access to it. They cut off all transporation to the city. Western allies eventually put in place an airlift that dropped supplies to Berlin.

  • Formation of NATO

    Formation of NATO
    This stands for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization,originally had 12 countries in it.This alliance is to help keep these countries remain free from communism.

  • National Security Council Report NSC-68

    National Security Council Report NSC-68
    This was a 58 page document that was composed during the Cold War. The authors argued the United States weaponry build up and the plan of action that America would take.

  • Korean War

    Korean War
    North Korean army of about 75,000 poured over the 38th parallel into the democratic area. By july the American troops had gotten involved.

  • President Truman fires General MacArthur

    President Truman fires General MacArthur
    MacArthur wanted to expand the korean war use nuclear weapons and expand it to China.Truman wanted to have a limited war use traditional weapons and wanted to keep it confined because he didn't want a 3rd World war with the Soviets responding.

  • Formation of the Warsaw Pact

    Formation of the Warsaw Pact
    Eastern European countries created this and the Soviet Union, Albania, Poland, Romania, Hungary, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Bulgaria were the members.The command was under Marshal Ivan S. Konev of the Soviet Union.

  • Launching of Sputnik

    Launching of Sputnik
    The soviet Union launched Sputnik weighing only 183.9 pounds.The American people believed threat they were now ahead of us in the arms race.

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    For thirteen days leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union engaged in a tense standoff. The United States later used a naval blockade for the Cubans.