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the cold war
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Berlin blockade and airlift
The U.S.S.R. took over and isolated Berlin from any outside contact. They blocked all communications, all rail ways and all roads. The U.S.A. and Britan started supplying the isolated people of Berlin with food and medical supplies by air. the picture was taken from (http://jdayhistory.weebly.com/the-berlin-blockadeairlift-1948.html) -
Communist take over in Poland, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia
The communist took over Poland, Bulgaria, and Czechoslavakia -
NATO
This was a intergovermental military alliance based on the North Alantic Treaty. Picture taken from (http://www.aco.nato.int/page14612223.aspx) -
Korean War
The U.S.A. tryed to stop the North Koreans (communist) from taking over South Korea. The U.S.A. fought with South Koreans while the North Koreans had backing from China and U.S.S.R. The picture is from (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Korean_War_HA-SN-98-07085.JPEG) -
Hungarian Revolution
Was a nationwide revolt against the government of the People's Republic of Hungary and its Soviet-imposed policies, Picture taken from (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_Revolution_of_1956) -
U-2 Reconnaissance Plane
The C.I.A. launched a spy plane to see what the Russians were doing. The Russians spotted the plane and shot it down. This lead to an extreamly emberesing confrence for the U.S.A. with the Russians. The picture was taken from (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_U-2) -
Bay of Pigs
This was the C.I.A.'s failed invasion of Cuba. This operation was a compleat and missirable failure. This was extreamly emberasing for the U.S.A. The picture was taken from (https://nsarchive.wordpress.com/2012/04/17/cia-claims-release-of-its-history-of-the-bay-of-pigs-debacle-would-confuse-the-public/) -
Reagan visits the Wall
Ronald Reagan viseted the Berlin wall. He challenged Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin wall. Picture taken from (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tear_down_this_wall!) -
Cuban Missile Crisis
This was a very direct and dangerous confrontation between Russia and U.S.A. After U.S.A. failed to overthrow Castro in Cuba. Cuba then made alliances with Russia. Russia then sent Missile systems to Cuba to set up. The U.S.A. and Russia agreed to comming up with the Nucluer test ban. Picture taken from (https://history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/cuban-missile-crisis) -
Vietnam War
The U.S.A. decided to back the non communist South vietnamese Whilst the Russians and the Chinese backed the North vietnamese. Picture taken from (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War) -
Space Race
The Space Race begain when the Russians sent a satellite up into space. This scared the Americans so they raced with the Russians to come up with satellites and to actually send someone into space. Picture taken from (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Race) -
Soviets invade Afghanistan
The Russians invaded Afghanistan. The Russians and U.S.A. both backed diffrent sides causing alot of tension between the two superpowers. Picture taken from (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_war_in_Afghanistan) -
Reunited Germany
The Berlin wall was torn down which unified Germany. Picture taken from (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1316822/German-Chancellor-Angela-Merkel-admits-hoards-food-decades-reunification.html)
