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Creation of the United Nations
An international organization founded after WW2 by 51 countries committed to maintaining peace and security among countries. -
Berlin Blockade
This was an attempt in 1948 by the USSR to limit the United States, Great Britain and France to travel to the city of Berlin. Berlin was totally inside Russian-occupied East Germany during this time. -
Creation of NATO
NATO was founded after the WW2, its purpose was to secure peace in Europe, to promote cooperation among its members and to guard their freedom. -
Korean war
Korean War was a conflict between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the republic Korea (South Korea) in which at least 2.5 million people died. -
Cuban Revolution
A military and political effort to overthrow the government of Cuba between 195-1959. They overthrew Fulgencio Batista's regime. -
Creation of the Iron Curtain/Warsaw Pact
This was a defense treaty established by the USSR and seven other Soviet satellites in Central and Eastern Europe. This symbolized efforts by the USSR to block itself and satellites from contact with the West and non-Soviet controlled areas. -
Space Race
The space race was a Cold War competition between the United States and the USSR to develop aerospace capabilities, artificial satellites, and human spaceflight. -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam war was a long, costly and divisive conflict between the communist government of Northern Vietnam vs. the United States supported Southern Vietnam. -
Suez Crisis
Israeli armed forces made their way into Egypt towards the Suez canal, this canal is a valuable water way that controlled 2/3 of the oil used in Europe -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of pigs was a failed attack by the CIA during the Kennedy era to push Cuban leader Fidel Castro from power it happened on the bay of pigs. -
Berlin Crisis of 1961
East German Police and military sealed off all arteries leading to West Berlin. They pulled up train tracks and roads, and blocked off any access to Berlin. -
Cuban Missile crisis
The Cuban Missile crisis was a direct and extremely dangerous confrontation between the United States and the USSR during the Cold war. This was the closest we ever got to a nuclear war. -
Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia
The soviet union led Warsaw pact troops in an invasion of Czechoslovakia to crack down on the reformist trends in Prague. This invasion occurred on August 20, 1968. -
Soviet-Afghan War
On December 24, 1979 the USSR would go on to invade Afghanistan. All while under the pretext of upholding the Soviet-Afghan Friendship Treaty of 1978. -
Fall of the Berlin wall
This was the formal opening of the border between soviet-controlled, communist Berlin and Western Berlin.
