BERLIN BLOCKADE AND AIRLIFT
Stalin wanted to cut off access to Berlin and Takeover the city. No Roads or rail roads could be used to enter or leave berlin 2.5 million people were at risk becasue they weren't getting the supplies that they needed
Failed for USSR, But the West turned it into a great victory
US saw blockade as a test of commmitment
THe blockade evetually led to the airlift
AIRLIFT
it is transporting stuff with airplanes
Began in June, 1948 until Sept., 1949
Supply of necessities to west berlin by Air
Transported 1,534 tons were needed daily to keep over 2.5 million people alive in Berlin
gas..oil.. coal.. medicine.. clothes were also transported
over 277,000 flights were made
USSR could shoot them down.. start a war- son't do anything.. chose this
May 1949, Russians realized the Berlin blockade had onot worked as planned, and lifted the restrictions
split into two separate countries. the west became the federal republic and the east became the domocratic republic
CHINA BECOMES COMMUNIST
WARLORD ERA
1916-1928
woarlords fought battles believing they would be ruler
controlled large portion of Northern China
Nationalist Leader Sun Yat Sen died iin 1925, Chiang Kai Shek became their leader
he wanted the countryu to be under control of KMT
Chiang started the Northern Expedition
Recruit warlords and armies
KMT AND CCT (NO LONGER)
communisats were in the Koumintang
chang hated what communism brought in
communists were pushed out by Chiang
Mao started his own force and communist society
April 12, of 1927 Chiang arrested aned executed hundreds of communists
Mao formed an allieance with Zhu De and Lin Biao to start an army
began the red army
CHINESE CIVIL WAR
the war began in April 1927
it was fought between KMT and CCP
both sides fought ot transform China
in 1934, Mao and the communist force was surrounded and it resulted the "Long March"
Many retreated to regroup and attack again
Mao regrouped in Jiangxi and marched North to runite
1936 the "long March" ended and they wer known as the "union of three armies"
communists party fell from 300,000- 40,000 members
"LONG MARCH"
SECOND-SINO JAPANESE WAR
July 7, 1937 -Soptember 9, 1945
repblic of China and Empire of Japan
before 1937 they fought in "localized engagements"
beginning of fullscale war after invasion of Mancuria
Northeast army of Zhang Xueling suffered major casualties
KMT was forced to sede4 with CCP by Zhang in desperation
Mao seizwd poertions of land aroungd china in 1940
Soviet volunteers, Germany, and the US helped China
Japanese surrendered in mainland china and Taiwan was reclaimed
Largest Asian war
RISE OF COMMUNISM
Chaing tried to rid the CCP after the war with Japan
KMT had to mant casualties
CCPgained massive supplort from soviet russia
the CCP defeated Chiang
KMT government was forced to retreat to Taiwan
CHAING KAI SHEK
December
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