Early Cold War

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  • Chinese Civial War

    Chinese Civial War
    the Chinese Civil War, however, is usually regarded as the period from late 1945 to 1949. After the Japanese surrender in August 1945, the Chinese Communist Party.

  • Berlin Blockade

    Berlin Blockade
    Was one of the first international crises of the Cold war. The main reason of it was to stop the ability of France.

  • Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift
    The Berlin Airlift only lasted for more than a year, and it carried more than 2.3 million tons of cargo. they believed, would make it impossible for the people who lived there to get food or any other supplies and would eventually drive Britain and France and the U.S. out of the city for good.

  • formation of NATO

    formation of NATO
    Communist promated the United States and eleven other western nations to form this organization. with them making the NATO it provided the framework for the military standoff that continued throughout the Cold War

  • NSC-68

    NSC-68
    The National Security Counil Report was issued by the United States during the time when Harry S. Truamn was in office. its purpose was to stop communisum for as long as they could, yet it onlf worked for thoughts next twenty years.

  • Korean War

    Korean War
    This War Began with 75,000 Soldiers. By the end of the War there was a total of 5million killed during 1953

  • President Truman

    President Truman
    President Truman Fired General Douglas, because he didnt follow is commands. He was given the oppertunity to fix his mistakes but it didnt work as planned.

  • foramtion of the Warsaw Pact

    foramtion of the Warsaw Pact
    This started by the treaty of mutual friendship, co-operation and mutual assistance” was signed between the People’s Republic of Albania, Republic of Bulgaria, the Hungarian Republic and the German Democratic Republi ( and a few others).

  • Launching of Sputnik

    Launching of Sputnik
    the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I. The world's first artificial satellite was about the size of a beach ball.That launch ushered in new political, military, technological, and scientific developments.

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    was a pivotal moment in the Cold War. Fifty years ago the United States and the Soviet Union stood closer to Armageddon than at any other moment in history