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Berlin Blockade and Airlift
International Crisis that brought tension from an attempt from the Soviet Union. Around 1954-1949 the Solvent Union forced the Western Allied powers to abandon their post-World War II authority in West Belin. -
Korean War
The war begun when 75,000 soldiers from the North Korean People's Army poured across the 38th parallel. The 38th parallel is the boundary between the Soviet-backed Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea to the north and the "Pro-Western" Republic of Korea to the south. The Korean land is still divided till this day. -
Space Race
The Solvent Union successfully launched "Sputnik I". On launch day, it marked the start of the Space Age and the U.S.-U.S.S.R. Space Race. -
U-2 Reconnaissance Plane
During the presidency of Dwight D. Eisemhower and the premiership of Nikita Khrushchev when a United States Y-2 Spy plane was shot down while in Soviet airspace. -
Bay of Pigs
Around 1,400 Cuban exiles launched what became a botched invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba. Later on Fidel Castro came to power in an armed revolt that overthrew Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. -
Raegan visits the Wall
Ronald Raegan visited the Berlin Wall. This showed continued commitment to the people of West Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
the Cuban Missile Crisis is also known as the October Crisis. The Caribbean Crisis or the Missile Scare. The Cuban Missile crisis was a 13 day long confrontation between the United States and the Soviet union concerning American ballistic missile deployment. -
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
The Strategic race to take the first steps to slow the arms race to a controlled complete stop. -
Soviets invaded Afghanistan
The U.S. and the Soviets each take different sides. This led the U.S. boycotting the 1980 Olympics. -
Reunited Germany
East and West Germany reunited. This left the East no longer Communists and showed evidence that the War Saw Pacts days were numbered.
