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Space Race
A race Between the U.S. and the USSR to get the first people in outer space. THis was also a big area of technological advancements between the both of them. The U.S. would win this race with Neil Armstrong being the first person on the moon. Rank #3 -
Berlin Blockade
This was a blockade cutting off east and west russia by both land and water. This led the NATO air dropping supplies to west germany for roughly a year. Rank #10 -
Korean War
This was a very bloody 3 year war between NATO and the USSR, this led to over 3,000,000 deaths and 10's of thousands of casualties. Rank #9 -
Vietnam War
A long and costly war between North and South Vietnam. NATO eventually joined in to help and would lose a lot of men and supplies during this war. Rank #2 -
Suez Canal Crisis
THe Egyptian government took over the canal which was owned by a british and french company, This brought Britain and France into it in order to regain control of it. Rank #8 -
U - 2 Incident
This was an attempt to spy on the USSR. The U.S. sent a spy plane over the USSR which was noticed and shot down. This led to the collapse of the summit conference. Rank #4 -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The closest the U.S. and the USSR were to war. This was because the U.S. found out that Russia was moving nukes to cuba which would mean they could easily launch nukes. -
Yom Kippur War
Arabs decided to launch a surprise attack on Israel. This would be a very short battle. Only lasting 20 days, but the deaths would add up to make this a bloody war. Rank #7 -
"Able Archer" Military Exercise
A group exercise by NATO. This was an exercise to see their control in high tense scenarios. Also to see how well troops listen to commands. Rank #11 -
Soviets downing Korean Air Lines Flight 007
The USSR thought that an unidentified airplane was a U.S. spy plane. This plane was shot down killing 269 people. -
Soviet War in Afghanistan
The USSR attacked afghanistan because of the fear of the spread of the muslim religion. There was roughly 3 million afghanistan deaths. Rank #6