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Creation of the United Nations.
Founded in 1945 after the Second World War by 51 countries to maintain international peace and security. Thought that this organization was the best to prevent any future world wars. -
Second Red Scare
The second red scare was driven by Americans fearing the spread of communism after WW2. Many Americans feared that specifically the Soviet Union were aiming to spread Communism worldwide. -
Creation of Nato
The foundations for the NATO were created when the North Atlantic Treaty was signed. It's prime purpose was to secure peace amongst Europe to prevent another world war. -
Korean War
The Korean war was between North and South Korea. North Korea began the war by invading the south before the U.S came to South Koreas aid. -
Cuban Revoltuion
The overthrow of Fulgencio Batista's regime and the establishment of a new Cuban government led by Fidel Castro. -
Space Race
The American and Soviets were in competition to get their men to space first. The U.S eventually won the space race after landing on the moon. -
Vietnam War
War between the communist government of the North Vietnam and South Vietnam and the U.S who was their ally. The U.S did not join the war though until 1964 -
Suez Crisis
The Suez Crisis was an international crisis in the Middle East when the Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal. The canal was owned by the Suez Canal Company controlled by French and British interests. -
1960 U2 Accident
The U-2 incident was a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union that began with the shooting down of a U.S. U-2 plane over the Soviet Union and that caused the collapse of a summit conference in Paris between the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and France. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a failed military landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba in 1961 by Cuban exiles. -
Berlin Crisis of 1961
East German police and military units sealed off all arteries leading to West Berlin. The communists pulled up train tracks and roads, erected barriers topped with barbed wire, isolating the Western sectors and preventing East Germans from escaping. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban missile crisis was a major confrontation that brought the United States and the Soviet Union close to war over the Soviet nuclear armed ballistic missiles. -
Chernobyl Disaster
A nuclear accident at a nuclear powerplant in Ukraine. Approximately 30 people died instantly and 30 more deaths occurred after the blast. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a guarded concrete barrier that circled West Berlin. In the middle of the night crowds of Germans began destroying the Berlin Wall. -
Fall of the soviet union
The unsuccessful coup in August of 1991 sealed the fall of the Soviet Union. Fell largely due to the radical reforms Gorbachev had.
