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Yalta Conference
Us allies gathered to provide safeguards against a potential military rival of Germany. This took place in Yalta -
Second Red Scare
The perception that national or foreign communists were infiltrating or subverting American society and the federal government -
Truman Doctrine
The US would supply democratic nation. Nations under threat of authoritarians -
Berlin Blockade
The act to block any way from West Berlin and West Germany set by the Soviet Union. The berlin airlift supplied Berlin which supplies that they lost from the blockade. -
Korean War
A conflict between South Korea and North Korea. The Soviet Union Supplied North Korea to invade the south. -
Cuban Revolution
A military and political effort to overthrow the government of Cuba. The Cuban revolution was a success -
Vietnam War
A war between North Vietnam vs South Vietnam and the US. South Vietnam and the US won the war. -
Suez Crisis
Egyptian Government seized control of the Suez Canal. They took it from the British and French company that owned it. -
1960 U2 Incident
A confrontation between the US and Soviet Union where the Soviet Union would shoot down U-2 reconnaissance. The plane fell and landed in Paris -
Bay of Pigs Invation
An invasion of Cuba from the US. It was a failed military landing operation. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The time the US and Soviet Union came close to nuclear war. This was because the Soviet Union had nuclear weapons in Cuba. -
Space Race
A competition between The US and the Soviet Union. The competition was who can be the first get satellites and humans to space. -
Soviet Afghan War
The Soviet would use major Afghan cities and main ways of communication. The Afghan civil war started after this war. -
Chernobyl Disaster
An explosion of a nuclear reactor in Chernobyl. This cause Radiation particles to be put out in the atmosphere -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Have a million people in berlin went to the berlin wall to protest. Germany loosened the wall to avoid mounting but it caused the wall to fall.