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Berlin blockade and airlift
The Berlin blockade and airlift was a turning point in post WW2 Europe. -
The Korean War
During the war between North and south Korea tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union grew. -
Space Race
The U.S. and Soviets had a rivalry about who'll make it the farthest the first in space, but in the end actually brought the nations together and made the International Space Station. -
U-2 Reconnaissance Plane
This is when the U.S. CIA used a stealth plane to try and spy on the Soviets but was shot down leading to an embarrassing conference between the Soviets and U.S. -
Bay of Pigs
The Bay of Pigs invasion was a failed attempt by US-sponsored Cuban exiles to reverse Fidel Castro's Cuban Revolution. -
Reagan visits the Berlin Wall
On the 750th anniversary of the city Ronald Reagan visited the wast Berlin wall to show his continued commitment to the Berlin people. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union initiated by the American discovery of Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba -
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks or SALT were two rounds of conferences and corresponding international treaties involving the United States and the Soviet Union on the issue of arms control. -
Soviets Invade Afghanistan
In December 1979, in the midst of the Cold War, the Soviet 40th Army invaded Afghanistan in order to prop up the communist government of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan against a growing insurgency.The Soviet Union feared the loss of its communist proxy in Afghanistan. -
Reunited Germany
After the collapse of the Nazi regime in 1945, the victorious Allied powers split Germany into four occupation zones. On October 3rd, 1990 West Germany and East Germany ended 45 years of division that began in the aftermath of World War II by reuniting to become one nation.
