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Chinese Civil War (between Jiang Jieshi and Mao Zedong)
This was a civil war in China fought between forces that led the government of the Republic of China. The war represented an ideological split between the Communist and the KMT's brand of Nationalism. -
Berlin Airlift
In response, the Western Allies organised the Berlin airlift to carry supplies to the people in West Berlin.During the Berlin airlift, an Allied supply plane took off or landed in West Berlin every 30 seconds. The planes made nearly 300,000 flights in all. -
Berlin Blockade
The Berlin Blockade was the first major international event of the Cold War. The Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road and canal access to parts of Berlin that were under Ally control. -
Formation of NATO
NATO is short for North Atlantic Treaty Organization. This organization constitutes a system of safe collective defenses.This organization is a system of collective defence whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party. -
National Security Council Report NSC-68
NSC-68 was the National Security Council Report. This Council was a 58-paged top secret policy paper issued by the United States National Security Council on April 14, 1950.It involved a decision to increase the pressure of Containment against global Communist expansion a high priority. -
Korean War
The Korean War was a 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 and from the global tensions of the Cold War that developed immediately afterwards. -
President Truman fires General MacArthur
MacArthur led the Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific during World War II, and after the war was in charge of the occupation of Japan.The military situation and the circumstances surrounding MacArthur's relief, and concluded that "the removal of General MacArthur was within the constitutional powers of the President but the circumstances were a shock to national pride." -
Formation of the Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact was a collective defense treaty among eight communist states of Central and Eastern Europe in existence during the Cold War. This was the regional economic organization for the communist States of Central and Eastern Europe. -
Launching of Sputnik
The Launching of Sputnik was the first artificial Earth satellite.he launch ushered in new political, military, technological, and scientific developments. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
he Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the world ever came to nuclear war. The U.S. armed forces were at their highest state of readiness ever and the Soviet field commanders in Cuba were prepared to use battlefield nuclear weapons to defend the island if it was invaded.
