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President Truman
33rd president of the united states. -
Chinese Civil War
A civil war in China fought between forces loyal to the Kuomintang led government of the Republic of China, and forces loyal to the Communist Party of China. -
Berlin Blockade
Was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. -
Formation of NATO
Is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty. -
Berlin Airlift
At the end of the Second World War, U.S., British, and Soviet military forces divided and occupied Germany. Also divided into occupation zones, Berlin was located far inside Soviet-controlled eastern Germany. -
National Security Council Report
58 paged top secret policy paper. It increased the pressure of containment against global communist expansion. -
Korean War
War between north and south korea. United States faught for the south and china faught for the north. -
Formation of the Warsaw Pact
Was a collective defense treaty among eight communist states of Central and Eastern Europe in existence during the Cold War. -
Launching of Sputnik
The world's first artificial satellite was about the size of a beach ball. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Was a 13 day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over Soviet ballistic missiles deployed in Cuba.
