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Cold War Events
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Berlin Blockade/Airlift
It was an attept by the Soviet Union to cut off West Berlin from the Allies. It was the first Soviet attempt to spread Communism. -
Korean War
Communist North Korea invaded non-communist South Korea.The United States came to the aid of South Korea to help contain communism. -
Vietnam War
A war between Communist North Vietnam and South Vietnam. It is widely considered the only war America lost. It was another attempt to contain communism. -
Sputnik
Marked the start of the space race. -
Bay of Pigs
The Bay of Pigs invasion begins when a CIA-financed and trained group of Cuban refugees lands in Cuba and attempts to topple the communist government.
It was another attempt to isolate communism. -
Creation of the Berlin Wall
Communist East Germany began to build a wall between East & West Berlin. It was to contain communism. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
An American U-2 spy plane secretly photographed nuclear missile sites being built by the Soviet Union on the island of Cuba. President Kennedy did not want the Soviet Union and Cuba to know that he had discovered the missiles.
