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Chinese Civil War (between Jiang Jieshi and Mao Zedong)
The war represented a split between CPC which is Communist and KMT's brand of Nationalism. The two parties came together to form the Second United Front to counter a Japanese invasion. -
Berlin Blockade
The Soviet Union attempted to limit the ability of France, Great Britain and the United States to traavel to the sectors of Berlin. The three key events that led to this is the Marshall Plan, the London Conferences of winter and spring and the resultant London Program. -
The Berlin Aircraft
After World War II the United States, British and Soviet military forces divided and occupied Germany. The United States and United Kingdom responded to the Berlin Blockade by airlifting food and fuel to Berlin from Allied airbases in western Germany. -
Formation of NATO
The North Treaty Organization was to serve three purposes which is deteriate Soviet expansion, forbid the revival of nationalist militarism in Europe and encourage European political integregation. -
National Security Council Report NSC-68
It was a top secret report that was completed by the United States Department of State's Policy Planning Staff. It is also among the most influencial documents composed by the United States Government during the Cold War. -
Korean War
The Korean war was fought between North and South Korea, the united States fought for South Korea and China fought for the North. The war arose from Korea dividing at the end of World War II and the global tensions of the Cold War that developed immediently after. -
President Truman fires General MacArthur
MacArthur made public statements which contradicted the administrations policies. He was the commander of the United States forces fighting in the Korean War. -
The Formation of the Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact was a collective defense treaty among eight communist states of Central and Eastern Europe. It is a mutual defense organization that put the Soviet's in command of the armed forces of the mebmered states. -
Launching of Sputnik
The Soviet Union sucessfully launched Sputnik 1. Sputnik was the worlds first artificial satellite and it was about the size of a beach ball, and took around 98 minutes to orbit the earth on its elliptical path. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
It was a thirteen day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over Soviet ballistic missiles deployed in Cuba. It was the closest the Cold War came to becoming a full-scale nuclear war.
