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Chinese Cival War
It was a civil war fought from 1927 to 1950. Because of a difference in thinking between the Communist Chinese Communist Party -
Berlin Blockade
It was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. -
Berlin Airlift
It was to carry supplies to the people in West Berlin. -
Formation of NATO
It is also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty -
NSC-68
was a 58-paged top secret policy paper issued by the United States National Security Council during the presidency of Harry S. Truman -
Korean War
It was a conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces in Korea from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953 -
President Truman fires General MacArthur
President Truman fired General MacArther because he did not want to be in Korea. -
Formation of Warsaw Pact
sometimes, informally WarPac, was a collective defense treaty among eight communist states of Central and Eastern Europe in existence during the Cold War. -
Launching of Sputnik
The Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I. The world's first artificial satellite was about the size of a beach ball. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
It 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.
