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Berlin Blockade
Germany was divided between the four allied powers,Berlin became an enclave within the Soviet zone. Two years later tensions mounted between the Western allies and the Soviet Union, primarily over the reconstruction and reform of Germany. The Berlin blockade cut off all land and river transit between West Berlin and West Germany. The blockade exposed the deep ideological differences separating east and west. I ranked this the 2nd most important event -
Korean War
Conflict between the democratic peoples republic of Korea and the republic of Korea in which 2.5 million people lost their lives. NATO joined the side of the South Koreans and China came to North Korea's aid. I ranked this event 3rd in importance. -
Vietnam war
It was a long costly war that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its primary ally the United States. More than 3 million people were killed in the Vietnam war and more than half were civilians. I ranked this event as the most important event -
Suez Canal Crisis
Israeli armed forces pushed into Egypt toward the Suez Canal, a valuable waterway that controlled two-thirds of the oil used by Europe. In the end Egypt emerged victorious and the British, French, and Israeli governments withdrew their troops. I ranked this event 9th in importance -
Space Race
Beginning in the late 1950s space became another dramatic arena for this competition,as each side sought to prove the superiority of its technology,its military firepower, and its political economic system. I ranked this event 6th in importance. -
U-2 Incident
A confrontation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union that began with the shooting down of a U.S. U-2 reconnaissance plane over the Soviet Union in 1960 and that caused the collapse of a summit conference in Paris between the United States, The soviet Union, U.K., and France. I ranked this event 10th in importance. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Was a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the cold war and was the moment when the two superpowers came closer to nuclear conflict. I ranked this event 7th in importance -
Yom Kippur War
The war which eventually drew both the United States and the Soviet Union into direct confrontation in defense of their respective allies was launched with the diplomatic aim of persuading a closened Israel to negotiate on terms more favourable to the Arab countries. I ranked this event 8th in importance -
Soviet War in Afghanistan
The Soviet Union intervened in support of the Afghan communist government in its conflict with anti-communist Muslim Guerillas during the Afghan war and remained in Afghanistan until mid February. I ranked this even 4th in importance -
Soviets Downing Korean Air Lines flight 007
Flight of a passenger jet that was shot down by soviet air to air missiles killing all 269 people on board. It was en route to Seoul from Alaska when it strayed more than 200 miles from its scheduled path and entered Soviet airspace. I ranked this event 5th in importance. -
Able Archer Military Exercise
NATO conducted Able Archer 83, a war game that realistically modeled a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union. At a moment of heightened cold war tensions after the downing of Korean Flight 007, this exercise raised the risk of an accidental Nuclear war. I ranked this event 11th in importance.