17.2 Time Line

Chinese Civil War

Mar 17, 1946

civil war between Jiang Jieshi and Mao Zedong, caused millions of deaths

Berlin blockade

Jun 24, 1948

First major crisis of the cold war!

Berlin Airlift

Jun 24, 1948

The U.S. sent supplies via airdrop

Formation of NATO

Apr 4, 1949

Formation of the North Atlantic Treaty

National Security Council Report NSC-68

Apr 14, 1950

58 page top secret military paper

Korean War

Jun 25, 1950

The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea, supported by the United Nations

President Truman fires General MacArthur

Apr 17, 1951

MacArthur supported expansion of the war

Formation of Warsaw Pact

May 14, 1955

Signed May 14 1955