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Cold War timespan
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Chinese Civil War
China fought forces of their loyal government. They fought due to a difference in views over communism. -
Berlin Blockade
This blocked all Allied transport systems. This was to shutdown Soviet trade and weaken their defenses. -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was a need transport of vital necessities under the United States. A Delicate sense of power, so be it. -
Formation of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
This organization provided collective secruity against the Soviet union. NATO was the first peace time military action in the cold war. -
National Security Council Report NSC-68
The National Security Council Report was a top-secret document that listed various amounts of "attack" plans..How they can somehow stop the Soviets course in action. -
Korean War
This invasion was the first military action during the war. It was not just a border dispute of two dictatorships but a jointment of communist forces looking to take over the world. -
President Truman fires General MacArthur
General MacArthur published an unathorized statement containing a threat, threatening to expand war with China. That was not the intial plans and the Government put restrictions on him -
Formation of Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact is a mutual defense organization that put the Soviets in command of the armed forces of the member states. The Soviets saught this out as a threat.
