Cold war

Early Cold War Timeline

By 18zhawley

  • Chinese Civil War

    Chinese Civil War
    The conflict eventually resulted in two de facto states, the Republic of China in Taiwan and the People's Republic of China.The war represented an ideological split between the Communist CPC, and the KMT's brand of Nationalism

  • Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift
    British and Soviet military forces divided and occupied Germany.United States and the United Kingdom started airlifts to bring their allies in Berlin food and fuel.

  • Berlin Blockade

    Berlin Blockade
    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

  • Nato Formation

    Nato Formation
    Organization constitutes a system of collective defence. Member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party.

  • NSCR 68

    NSCR 68
    One of the most significant statements of American policy in the Cold War. Involved a decision to increase the pressure of Containment against global Communist expansion a high priority.

  • Korean War

    Korean War
    War between North and South Korea, in which a United Nations force led by the United States of America fought for the South, and China fought for the North. The war arose from the division of Korea at the end of World War II.

  • President truman fires General MacArthur

    President truman fires General MacArthur
    U.S. President Harry S. Truman relieved General of the Army Douglas MacArthur of his commands after MacArthur made public statements which contradicted the administration's policies. MacArthur was a popular hero of World War II who was then the commander of United Nations forces fighting in the Korean War.

  • Warsaw Pact

    Warsaw Pact
    Mutual defense organization that put the Soviets in command of the armed forces of the member states. Treaty called on the member states to come to the defense of any member attacked by an outside force.

  • Launching of Sputnik

    Launching of Sputnik
    The world's first artificial satellite was about the size of a beach ball. Took about 98 minutes to orbit the Earth on its elliptical path.

  • Cuban Missle Crisis

    Cuban Missle Crisis
    Confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over Soviet ballistic missiles deployed in Cuba. It played out on television worldwide and was the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war.