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Berlin Blockade and Airlift
This is when the Russians have cut of a way for the us to deliver supplies to allied areas. Their for we had to fly a plane over head. And we dropped supplies on top of them -
Korean War
The 38th parallel was infiltrated by the northerners. This set the stage for conflict.Not just for Korea but for chine soviet union to go face to face with the united nations. -
Space Race
letting everyone know it was possible to get to space opened up a whole new battlefield. it was a battle to space. Showing which countries technology was the most advanced -
U-2 Reconnaissance Plane
This is where the Us CIA had tried to secretly tried to spy on the soviets with a spy plane. Long story shot the soviets had noticed it. The soviets decided to shoot it down, This led to a conference between the soviets and us. -
Bay of Pigs
This is when america had tried to invade Cuba. The plan was to destroy their air-force. But the Cubans had known about it and moved their plains out of the was or destruction. -
Reagan visits the Wall
this is when Reagan had visited west Berlin. The back drop as the big Berlin wall. he had said if you want liberation you must take the wall down -
Cuban Missile Crisis
this even didn't evolve a war just a 13 long political argument. the us didn't like that Cubans had a nuclear bomb 90 miles from us territory. president john Kennedy warned Americans about the presents of missiles -
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
Nixon had met the soviet primer in New Jersey, Johnson had said he needs control of the ABM race. Robert McNamara -
Soviets invade Afghanistan
The soviets invaded Afghanistan in December. They had invaded in fear of the communist party. The communist party had started to fade in that area so they invaded to basically bring it back -
Reunited Germany
This is where the separated parts of Germany reunited (East and West). How were they sure they wanted to reunite. East Germany had been communist and they no longer were communist and they saw pacts days were numbered.