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This was the war between the Chinese Communists Party and the Nationalists Party. This was a defining moment for China, East Asia, and the world.
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After the Soviet Union isolated Berlin the United States and Britain began delivering food and supplies to Berlin. The delivering of this food was done by aircraft.
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The Berlin Blockade was one of the first major international crisis of the Cold War. The Berlin Blockade refers to when the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control.
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A military alliance between European and U.S democracies. This was founded after World War II to strengthen international ties.
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A 58 page top secret policy paper by the United States National Security
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This war was between the United Nations and was supported by the United States and the communists Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The war initially began when North Korea invaded South Korea.
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General MacArthur was always pushing his boundaries with Truman and often ignored Truman. When he threatened to nuke China is when Truman reached his breaking point and ended up firing MacArthur.
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A military alliance of Communists nations in Eastern Europe. This was made in response to the NATO.
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The world's first artificial satellite and was about the size of a beach ball. It weighed about 183.9 lbs and took about 98 minutes to orbit the earth.
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Was a direct conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. This was the closest the two nations came to starting a nuclear war.
