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Cold War Events
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Berlin Blockade/ Airlift
U.S. dropped supplies to Westen Germany.
It was significant to the War because it helped build Germany back up and stopped Russia from taking over Germany completely. -
Korean War
Known as the first Indochina War.
It was significant to the war because we stopped the spread of Communism. -
Vietnam War
Known as the Second Indochina war -
Sputnik
First artificial Earth satellite. -
Creation of the Berlin Wall
Communist East Germany built the wall. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
13 day confrontation between U.S. and USSR concerning USSR missile deployments in Cuba -
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
Soviet army fought against allied Afghan countries. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The barrier between West and East Germany was taken down.
It signified the end of the Cold War because the Communists went back to Russia and further Eastern Europe. -
Bay of Pigs
A failed military invasion of Cuba.