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Berlin Blockade and Airlift
The Berlin Blockade and Airlift was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. The Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin. -
Cold War
End of war 2 -
korean war
Korean War, was a conflict between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. At least 2.5 million people lost their lives. -
Space Race
This is where the US and Soviets had an intense rivalry about space and who can get the farthest first. Soviets started with the lead with when the kept competing it actually brought them together and made the International Space Station. -
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. -
The Bay of pigs
The Bay of Pigs is an inlet of the Gulf of Calzones located on the southern coast of Cuba. The US failed the invasion. -
Reagan visits the Wall
This when Reagan visited the Berlin Wall, this showed continued commitment to the people of West Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
This was the the closest to the US and the Soviets actually fighting. This includes nuclear warfare also. -
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
This was one of the first steps to slow the arms race. The United States and the Soviet Union began the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks on limiting both defensive systems and strategic nuclear offensive systems. -
Soviets invade Afghanistan
The US and the Soviets each back a different side and this led to the US boycotting the 1980 Olympics. -
Reunited Germany
This where East and west Germany reunited, East Germany was no longer Communist, and this was evidence that the War Saw Pact's days were numbered.
