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The Cold War Timespan
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Beginning of the Cold War
It's when the Cold War Began.
Cuba and other country's started to become communist countries.
Became one of the longest wars in history. -
The Korean War
North Korea Invaded South Korea.
We took sides with South Korea.
The US. backed out of the war -
U-2 Spy Plane
Designed by the US.
Could fly as high as 70,000 feet
Couldn't be reached by anti aircraft weapons -
Vietnam War
The US. supported South Vietnam
A very brutal battle
Ended in 1975 -
Sputnik
Was created by Russia
It was the first satellite in space
The US. Were afraid that they were falling behind in technology. -
Bay of Pigs
An invasion of the Bay in Cuba
Led by the US.
The US. won -
The Berlin Wall
Cut off west Berlin from east Berlin
Created by Germany
Fell on October 3rd 1990 -
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban's had missiles Pointed at Russia
It made the Russians withdrawal their missiles
The leader was Fidel Castro -
First Man on the Moon
Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon
He was from the USA.
It was part of the Apollo 11 -
The Collapse of the Soviet Union
Turned into 15 different countries.
End of the Cold War.
Created many alliances of military and Economic All over the globe.
