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the cold war begins
the cold war started when the ussr marched into berlin and the german capital falls -
britan
british lprime minister winstin churchill made a speach marks the begining of the cold war -
the usa
U.S. President Harry Truman requests funds to support Greek and Turkish efforts to fight communism. It marks the beginning of the Truman doctrine. -
air support
The Berlin airlift supplies West Berlin with basic necessities after the Soviet Union blocks off the city in an effort to force the West to give it up. -
china
Communist forces under Mao Zedong take over mainland China. The United States continues to support the government of Nationalist China, led by Chiang Kai-shek, which is forced to retreat to the island of Taiwan. -
Nato
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is formed by the United States and many western European countries to defend Europe against Soviet aggression. -
the Koren war begins
The Korean War begins, the first armed conflict in the Cold War, the global struggle between communism and democracy. -
the vietman war begins
The Vietnam War begins shortly after Vietnam is divided into communist North Vietnam and non-communist South Vietnam. The United States' involvement spans 1961-73, making it the country's longest war. -
the warsaw pact
The Warsaw Pact is formed by the Soviet Union and communist countries in eastern Europe as a military defense organization to counter NATO. -
us russia deal
The Soviet Union and the United States agree to install a hot-line – which is a point-to-point communications link - that allows both countries to directly communicate during a crisis. -
the end of the cold war
The Strategic Arms Reduction Talk (START) is signed by U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, Gorbachev calling for additional disarmament of U.S. and Soviet nuclear weapons. The Soviet Union breaks up into independent republics; the Cold War ends.
