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Berlin Blockade and Airlift
An attempt by the Soviet Union to force the Western Allied to abandon their post-World War II jurisdictions in West Berlin. -
Korean War
This began when North Korea invaded South Korea and the United States came to the aid of South Korea -
Space Race
The United States and their rivals the Soviet Union had a race to see who could be the first to space. -
U-2 Reconnaissance Plane
This is where the US’s CIA had a plane trying to spy on the Soviets and the Soviets shot it down and this lead to an embarrassing conference between US and Soviets and was embarrassing for the US. -
Bay of Pigs
The US tried to invade Cuba but ended up failing miserably. -
Reagan visits the Wall
He visits the Berlin wall and this shows continued commitment to the people of West Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
This was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union concerning Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba. -
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
They were bilateral conferences and corresponding international treaties involving the United States and the Soviet Union -
Soviets invade Afghanistan
This led to the US backing up Afghanistan and boycotting the 1980 Olympics with a war that lasted nine years. -
Reunited Germany
This is when the east and west Germany had reunited.
