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Berlin Blockade
The Berlin Blockade was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. -
Bay of Pigs
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a failed military invasion of Cuba undertaken by the CIA-sponsored paramilitary group Brigade 2506 on 17 April 1961. -
Reagan visits the Wall
East German authorities begin building a wall–the Berlin Wall–to permanently close off access to the West. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the Caribbean Crisis, or the Missile Scare, was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union concerning American ballistic missile. -
Strategic Arms Limitation
the Strategic Arms Limitation were two rounds of bilateral conferences and corresponding international treaties involving the United States and the Soviet Union -
Soviets invade Afghanistan
The Soviet–Afghan War lasted over nine years from December 1979 to February 1989. Insurgent groups known as the mujahideen fought against the Soviet Army and the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. -
Reunited Germany
East and west Germany reunited, East Germany was no longer Communist, and this was evidence that the War Saw Pact's days were numbered -
Space Race
The Space Race was a 20th-century competition between two Cold War rivals, the Soviet Union and the United States for supremacy in spaceflight capability. -
Korean War
The Korean War began when North Korea invaded South Korea. The United Nations, with the United States as the principal force, came to the aid of South Korea -
U-2 Reconnaissance Plane
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.
