Early Cold War Timeline

Chinese Civil War

Mar 23, 1927

was a civil war in China fought between forces loyal to the kmt

Berlin Airlift

Mar 23, 1948

supply of necessities to West Berlin by air transport primarily under U.S.

Berlin Blockade

Apr 1, 1948

USSR blocked wester allies railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under allied control.

Formation of NATO

Mar 23, 1949

NATO was basically a treaty to protect the allies from threatening nations like the USSR. It basically said that and nation under the NATO then they will be protected by the other nations from an “intrusion from a nation not under the treaty. Any member being attacked would get support from all other nations. Any attack from one would be considered an attack to all of the signed nations. BUT the nations that are helping another they are not required to use military force, they can choose their

National Security Council Report NSC-68

Apr 14, 1950

Secret paper that stated the U.S would go to military actions if a problem arrived even if a diplomatic solution was possible

Korean War

Jun 25, 1950

a war between North and South Korea,

President Truman fires General MacArthur

Apr 11, 1951

General Douglas MacArthur was releived of duty for he extream idea of going to war with china.

Warsaw Pact

Mar 23, 1955

motivated by Soviet to maintain control over military forces in Central and Eastern Europe

Launching of Sputnik

Oct 4, 1957

was the first artificial Earth satellite

Cuban Missile Crisis

Oct 23, 1962

Confrontation with the USSR and america with balistic weapons