Cold War Era

Cold War

Period: May 8, 1945 to Dec 31, 1965

Berlin Airlift

Jun 1, 1948

-It brought in food, coal, petroleum, and other supplies to more than 2 million people in West Berlin -Saved West Berliners from starvation, -the planes flew in more than 2 million tons (1.8 million metric tons) of goods

Communists take over China

Oct 1, 1949

-Mao Zedong set up the People's Republic of China. -By December, the communists had driven all of Chiangs forces from the Chinese mainland -China and Soviet Union controlled almost one quarter of the Earths surface.

Korean War

Jun 25, 1950

• Whentroops from Communist-ruled North Korea invaded South Korea. called the invasion a violation of international peace.

-The Korean War ended on July 27, 1953 -Sixteen UN countries sent troops to help the South Koreans, and 41 countries sent military equipment or food and other supplies -The United States provided about 90 percent of the troops military equipment, and supplies that were sent to South Korea. -China fought on the side of North Korea, and the Soviet Union gave military equ

Berlin Wall

Aug 12, 1961

The Berlin Wall is 26 miles long. -192 People died -It was destroyed during the year (Oct. 3, 1990)

Cuban Missile Crisis

Oct 1, 1962

-the Soviet Union had secretly installed missiles in Cuba, about 90 miles (140 kilometers) from Florida. -President John F. Kennedy of the United States learned of the missiles' presence on October 16. He demanded that the Soviet Union remove them -Cuban missile crisis was a period in October 1962 when the United States and the Soviet Union teetered on the brink of war