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Berlin Blockade and Airlift
This was a turning point of the war. The U.S. and Great Britain began to airlift food and supplies to people being blockaded in berlin. -
Korean War
North Korea, supervised by the soviet union, invaded South Korea. The United States and The United Nations were siding with South Korea. -
Space Race between U.S. and the Soviet Union
A soviet R-7 intercontinental missile launched "Sputnik" becoming the first man made object in earth's orbit. The United States saw it as crucial not to lose to the Soviet Union. -
American U-2 Reconnaissance Plane
America has a U-2 plane shot down while spying on the Soviet Union. The U-2 plane was created by the CIA for the purpose of spying. -
Bay of Pigs invasion
This is when the United States tried to invade Cuba. The plan failed completely when the CIA accidentally broadcaster the entire plan to the Cuban army. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviet union and the US had a 13 day war. The US was planning on invading Cuba, but backed off after the Soviet Union promised to remove their missiles. -
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks Treaty
The SALT treaty was signed in Moscow on May 26, 1972. It was limiting their use of nuclear weapons in the war. -
Soviets Invade Afghanistan
The Soviets organized a military airlift into Afghanistan. All while pretending to uphold the Soviet-Afghanistan Friendship treaty. -
Ronald Reagan goes to the wall
This when Reagan visited the Berlin Wall. This showed loyalty and commitment to the people of West Berlin. -
East and West Germany are reunited
The communist group in East Germany began to lose power, inviting West Germany back.
