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Berlin Blockage and Airlift
The Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control. This was one of the most powerful things that set off the start to the cold war. -
Korean War
This war happened when North Korea invaded South Korea. The United states fought on South Korea's side, and China helped North Korea -
Space Race
The Untied States and the Soviets had beef about space and who can get there first and the farthest. Soviets took the lead with Sputnik 1. -
U-2 Reconnaissance Plane
This was how the United States had a plane trying to spy on the Soviets. They soviets saw and shot them down. In result 2 people had died because their plan was shoot down -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The United States tried to invade Cuba. But they did not succeed. -
Reagan Visits the Wall
Reagan visited the Berlin wall. That showed commitment to the people of West Berlin -
Cuban Missile Crisis
This was when the United States and the Soviets had direct confontation between each other. This was the closest the actually got fighting. -
The Soviets Invade Afghanistan
They went there and immediately assumed complete military and political control of Kabul and a big parts of the country. -
Reunited Germany
East and West Germany got back together. The east was no longer communist. -
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
This was a treaty involling the United States and Soviets. It was intended to restrain the arms race in strategic ballistic misiles armed with nuclear weapons.
