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Berlin War construction
Berlin wall built and borders sealed between East and West Germany. The wall become the symbol of separation between democratic west and communist east. It become a marking point for fueling the cold war
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/wiping-the-wall-away-before-and-after-photos-of-germany-s-east-west-border-a-778463.html -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A US spy plane reported sighting the construction of a Soviet nuclear missile base in Cuba. President Kennedy set up a naval blockade and demanded the removal of the missiles. War was averted when the Russians agreed on 28th October to remove the weapons. The United States agreed not to invade Cuba. -
Vietnam War
150,000 US troops sent to Vietnam. This marked the beginning of use of US troops in foreign conflicts in cold war era
https://history.army.mil/books/AMH-V2/AMH%20V2/chapter10.htm -
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty signed between the US and USSR. This event marked the turning point of easing tensions of the cold war between US and soviet union
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Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
Joint space venture between USA and USSR heralded as an end to the ‘Space Race’
https://www.nasa.gov/apollo-soyuz/overview/
