The Berlin Blockade was one of the first major crisis of the cold war. germany wascut into 4 parts the US, Italy, England, and Russia
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Berlin Blockade
This was one of the first major crisis of the Cold War. Germany was cut into 4 parts US, Italy, England, and Russia -
Berlin Airlift
the US, UK and France want to leave West Berlin, the Soviet Union declared a blockade of all the ground transport in and out of Berlin. The fledgling US Air Force began its first major international challenge — to get 4000 tons of food and supplies to Berlin -
Formation of Nato
The formation of Nato was the North Atlantic Treaty agreement. the United States and 11 other Western nations formed it. The Soviet Union and its affiliated Communist nations in Eastern Europe founded a rival alliance, the Warsaw Pact, in 1955. -
Chinese Civil War ( between Jiang Jieshi and Mao Zedong)
Jiang was the leader of the Nationalist party in china and Mao was the leader of the communist party in china. During times of crisis, such as when the Japanese invaded china, they worked together to fight off the enemy. Most of the time however, they are fighting each other for control of china. The supporters of Mao were mostly peasants while the supporters of Jiang were mostly bankers and merchants. In addition, Russia gave aide to the communist party while USA gave support to the Nationalist -
National Security Councel Report 68 (MSC-68)
National Security Council Report 68 (NSC-68) was a 58-page top secret policy paper issued by the United States National Security Council during the presidency of Harry S. Truman. It was one of the most significant statements of American policy in the Cold War. NSC-68 largely shaped U.S. foreign policy in the Cold War for the next 20 years, and involved a decision to make -
KOREAN WAR
the Korean War began when some 75,000 soldiers from the North Korean People’s Army poured across the 38th parallel, the boundary between the Soviet-backed Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to the north and the pro-Western Republic of Korea to the south. This invasion was the first military action of the Cold War. -
President Truman Fires General Douglas MacArthur
resident Harry S. Truman relieved General of the Army Douglas MacArthur commander of the U.S Army was relieved of duty for making public statements that contradicted the administration's policies. MacArthur was a popular hero of World War II who was then the commander of United Nations forces fighting in the Korean War, and his relief remains a controversial topic in the field of civil-military relations. -
Formation of the Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact, so named because the treaty was signed in Warsaw, included the Soviet Union, Albania, Poland, Romania, Hungary, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Bulgaria as members. The treaty called on the member states to come to the defense of any member attacked by an outside force
