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The government for the Republic of China, and the Communist party of China began in 1927, with all major battles by 1950.
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The Soviet Union blocked the Allied railway and canal access to Western Germany and Berlin.
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United States B52's drop supplies to the city of Berlin, which is cut off from the world by the USSR.
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Formed to detter Soviet expansion, forbid the revival for Militarist Nationalism, and to encourage European political integration.
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A top secret document issued by the US during Trumans time in office, shaped US foregin policy for the next 20 years.
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A war between North and South Korea, with the South being aided by UN forces led by the US, and Communist China and Soviet Russia backing the Nirth.
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In perhaps the most famous civilian-military confrontation in the history of the United States, President Harry S. Truman relieves General Douglas MacArthur of command of the U.S. forces in Korea. The firing of MacArthur set off a brief uproar among the American public, but Truman remained committed to keeping the conflict in Korea a “limited war.”
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The Soviet Union and seven of its European satellites sign a treaty establishing the Warsaw Pact, a mutual defense organization that put the Soviets in command of the armed forces of the member states.
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A 13-day confrontation in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over Soviet ballistic missiles deployed in Cuba.
