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Cold war events
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Berlin Blockade / Airlift
The Western Allies organized the Berlin airlift to carry supplies to the people of West Berlin.
It allowed the Soviet Union to retain control over most of Eastern Europe. -
Korean War
was a war between North and South Korea, in which a United Nations force led by the United States.
Korea played the role of providing a reason and resources for the two Cold War enemies to fight each other. -
Creation of NATO and the Warsaw Pact
The formation of the Warsaw Pact was in some ways a response to the creation of NATO, although it did not occur until six years after the Western alliance came into being. -
Vietnam War
Also known as the Second Indochina War, known in Vietnam as Resistance War Against America or simply the American War.
The Vietnam War revolved around the simple belief held by America. -
Sputnik
The Soviet Union launched it into an elliptical low Earth orbit.
The U.S.S.R.'s ability to launch a heavy satellite led U.S. citizens to believe that the U.S.S.R could launch inter-continental ballistic missiles. -
Disarmament Agreements
Disarmament generally refers to a country's military or specific type of weaponry, it is often taken to mean total elimination of weapons of mass destruction, such as nuclear arms. -
Bay of Pigs
Was a failed military invasion of Cuba undertaken by the CIA-sponsored paramilitary group.
The Bay of Pigs invasion was an attempt by the United States to covertly overthrow the Castro regime. -
Creation of the Berlin wall
West Berlin was a geographical loophole through which thousands of East Germans fled to the democratic West.
The Berlin Wall was an attempt to increase relationships between the USA and the USSR. -
Cuban missle crisis
Was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union.
The Cuban Missile Crisis, to some the most intense confrontation of the Cold War. -
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
Insurgent groups who received aid from both Christian and Muslim countries,
As the cold war heated back up after the invasion of Afghanistan, both sides engaged in a series of tit-for-tat escalations of tensions. -
Gorbachev's Reforms (Perestroika/Glasnost)
Was a political movement for reformation within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during the 1980s.
Gorbachev realized that he had inherited significant problems. Even as the USSR vied with the United States for global political and military leadership. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
It was built in 1961 during the Cold War and separated East and West Berlin.
The Cold War was the name given to the relationship between the USSR and USA after the end of WW2.
