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Berlin Blockade
The Berlin Blockade was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. The Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under allied control. -
Berlin Airlift
Truman did not want to cause World War lll. He ordered a massive airlift of of supplies into West Berlin. -
Formation of NATO
NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It was formed by the U.S. and 11 other Western nations. -
National Security Council Report NSC-68
It was created with imput from the Defense Department, the State Department, the CiA,and other agencies. It formed the basis for America's Cold War policy. -
Korean War
North Korean People's Army poured across the boundry between the Soviet-backed Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the south. It was the first military action of the Cold War. -
President Truman fires General MacArthur
He was relieved of command of the U.S. forces in Korea. He set off a brief uproar among the American public. -
Formation of the Warsaw Pact
It was the political and military alliance of the Soviet Union and East European socialist states. It was formed as a counterweight to NATO. -
Chinese Civil War (between Jiang Jieshi and Mao Zedong)
It was a military struggle between two competing groups for control of the Chinese government. It was also known in China as the "War for Liberation".
