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Berlin Crisis
Berlin Wall The Soviet Union demands that West Berlin gets put under East German control. After talks fail to reach a resolution, Khrushchev orders the construction of the Berlin Wall. Kennedy responds by sending U.S. troops to West Berlin. Tensions reach an all time high. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuban Missile Crisis The Soviet Union begins building missile sites in Cuba. Tensions rise as Kennedy blockades Cuba. Eventually the Soviet Union withdraws when the U.S. agrees to remove it's own missile installations in Europe. -
Burning Protests
Monks Protesting Policies After Kennedy's election, he took a more hands on approach to fighting Communism in Vietnam. Unfortunately the U.S. backed a South Vietnamese leader who was despised by the people for his policies. The U.S. commits 15,000 troops by 1963 to the war and ends up overthrowing Diem, the leader they originally supported. -
Nixon and China
Richard Nixon travels to China to meet with Premier Zhou Enlai and Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong. Nixon's approaches international politics with a more open mind and eventually paves the way for diplomatic relations with China. -
Detente With the Soviet Union
Nixon reaching out to China caused Russia to react and offer a meeting with the President. The meeting paved for the way for SALT I and improved relations between the Soviet Union and the United States.
