Cold War

By jyryxj21

  • Bay of Pigs Invasion

    Bay of Pigs Invasion
    A force of Cuban exiles who were trained by the CIA attempted to invade Cuba and overthrow the Fidel Castro regime. The attempt failed eventually and led to hostility between US and Cuba.

  • Berlin Wall

    Berlin Wall
    The Berlin Wall was built which separated the East and the West Germany. This Wall would continue for thirty years. Marked the official separation of the Western and the Communist forces.

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    U.S spy plane spotted the construction of nuclear weapon in Cuba. Kennedy set up a naval blockade and demanded to remove the missile. A war was on the edge before USSR agreed to remove the weapon in exchange for U.S not intervening Cuba. Link text

  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War
    About 150,000 U.S soldiers were send to Vietnam. This is major part of Nixon's Asian containment policy. Link text

  • Space Race

    Space Race
    Apollo 11 landed on the Moon. Neil Armstrong stepped on the Moon for the first time in the history of mankind. This is a significant step in human history and for the space race between US and USSR. Link text