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Sputnik
The first artificial Earth satellite -
U2 & Francis Gary Powers
an American pilot whose Central Intelligence Agency U-2 spy plane was shot down while flying a reconnaissance mission over Soviet Union airspace, causing the 1960 U-2 incident. -
Bay of Pigs
An unsuccessful military attack on Cuba. Eisenhower gave permission to the CIA to secretly train Cuban exiiles for an invasion on Cuba. -
Berlin Wall
a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic that completely cut off Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A 14 day confrontation between The soviet Union and Cuba, and the United States.Almost resulted in a nuclear war.
