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The Korea War
The war was marked by significant military operations, including the landing of United Nations forces at Inchon and the Chinese intervention in the conflict. -
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Korean War
The front lines of the conflict remained largely stable, with both sides holding their ground in a series of entrenched positions. However, there were still significant military operations taking place throughout the year. -
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The Red Scare
A Red Scare is the promotion of a widespread fear of a potential rise of communism, anarchism or other leftist ideologies by a society or state. -
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Korean War
Throughout 1951, the war was marked by intense fighting and significant casualties on both sides. The front lines shifted back and forth, with both sides gaining and losing ground. The Battle of the Imjin River in April 1951 was a major engagement that saw British and Commonwealth forces holding off a much larger Chinese assault. -
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Korean War
The Korean War officially ended in 1953 with the signing of an armistice agreement on July 27th. The armistice was negotiated by representatives from the United Nations Command, North Korea, and China, with the agreement of South Korea. The armistice established a demilitarized zone between North and South Korea, which remains in place to this day. -
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Space Race
The Space Race was a 20th-century competition between two Cold War rivals, the United States and the Soviet Union, to achieve superior spaceflight capability. -
The Berlin Crisis
In 1961, the crisis came to a head when East German authorities began construction of the Berlin Wall, which divided the city into two separate parts and prevented East Germans from fleeing to the West -
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Berlin Crisis
The crisis began when the United States discovered that the Soviet Union had secretly placed nuclear missiles in Cuba, which was a major strategic threat to the United States. The United States responded with a naval blockade of Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from delivering additional missiles to the island. -
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The Berlin crisis
The U.S. military used a range of tactics, including search-and-destroy missions, aerial bombardment, and the use of chemical weapons like Agent Orange. -
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Berlin Crisis
Despite suffering heavy losses, the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong launched a coordinated attack on U.S. and South Vietnamese forces, demonstrating that the war was far from over. -
The Vietnam War
President Richard Nixon authorized a secret bombing campaign against Cambodia, which was designed to disrupt North Vietnamese supply routes. The bombing was controversial and led to protests both in the U.S. and abroad. -
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The Vietnam War
The Paris Peace Accords were signed in 1973, ending direct U.S. military involvement in the conflict. -
The Soviet Afghanistang
he Soviet-Afghan War began in 1979 when the Soviet Union, under the leadership of Leonid Brezhnev, invaded Afghanistan. The Soviet Union had been a key ally of Afghanistan, providing military and economic aid to the country's socialist government -
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The Soviet Afghanistang War
The Soviet Union had sent in tens of thousands of troops to support the Afghan government, and the conflict had already been ongoing for several months. -
The Afghanistan War
In an effort to turn the tide of the conflict, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev began pursuing a policy of "perestroika" or restructuring, which included efforts to reform the Soviet economy and political system -
The Afghanistang war
Gorbachev announced a plan to withdraw Soviet troops from Afghanistan, but the process was slow and difficult. Soviet forces continued to face heavy casualties, and the conflict continued to drag on. -
The Afghanistang war
In 1988, the Soviet Union and Afghanistan signed a peace agreement, and Soviet troops began withdrawing from the country the following year. -
The afghanistang war
In 1989, the Soviet Union began withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan, marking the end of the Soviet-Afghan War.