Cold+War+sls

= Early Cold War Years = = ﻿ =

Berlin Airlift
During the Cold War the Soviet Union tried to close all rail, roads, and rivers to isolate American, British, and French from parts of the city. The Berlin airlift was the only exception, it was a route in which cargo planes delivered all food, fuel, and other essential things to people living in West Berlin. This eleven-month period during the 'Cold War' in 1948-49 was the only time it was used and it was used over 270, 000 times.

NATO vs WARSAW
NATO stands for the Northern Atlantic Treaty Organization or is also know as the Northern Atlantic Alliance. It was put into use in 1949 when 12 countries including the United Kingdom and the United States signed an agreement. This agreement stated that states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party. After the fall of communism NATO was turned from a military force to a political one.

Warsaw is the Warsaw Pact and it was formed 6 years after NATO. It was originally formed to help maintain power over Eastern Eurpope. Technology forced the Warsaw Pact to fall behind even he forces behind it were greater then NATO, it became 'nonexistent' in 1991.