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Blockade of railroads, railway and canal access from the Soviet Union to the sectors of Berlin under Allied control
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conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces in Korea from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953
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the United States tried to keep Communism out of Vietnam
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Mao’s attempt to modernise China’s economy so that by 1988, China would have an economy that rivalled America
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Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
coordinates the policies of the oil-producing countries -
failed military invasion of Cuba from the United States to overthrow the government (Fidel Castro)
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forced by North Vietnam against South Vietnam and the United States
campaign of surprising attacks that were launched against military and civilian commands and control centers throughout South Vietnam -
President Nixon had a tape-recording system in his office he had recorded many conversations
he had attempted to cover up the questionable goings-on that had taken place during his administration -
attack on 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team, who were killed or taken in hostage, by the Palestinian group Black September
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deal between Egypt, Israel and the United States to handle Palestinian territories
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diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States
52 Americans were held hostage for 444 days, after a group of Islamist students and militants supporting the Iranian Revolution took over the American Embassy in Tehran -
political movement for reformation within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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