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Berlin Airlift
American and british planes airlifted food,clothes, and medicine to their troops. This lasted until May 11, 1949 -
Korean War
1st major proxy war that begun in 1950, it divided north and south korea. It lasted until July 27, 1953 -
Vietnam War
This war was apart of an communist invasion which America was apart of. This war didnt end until April 30, 1975. -
Berlin wall
This wall was built to seperate the eastern and western parts of Berlin. -
Cuban Missel Crisis
Cuba would have tried to drop missels on U.S soul but when JFK found out, Cuba didnt any more for they didnt want to be invaded. This ended October 28, 1962. -
Cuba Becomes Communist
Fidel Castro became president and turned out to be a communist leader and turned Cuba communist. -
End of Vietnam War
President Nixon brought 150,000 troops home. But by the end, more then 58,000 troops died in a pointless war for the US to fight in. -
Reagon Becomes President
Ronald Reagon took office knowing he wants to fight communism. He had hard feeling for the Soviet Union but they softened -
Soviet Union Collapses
The victory of the west and it stopped its communism. -
Gorbachev becomes the Soviet Leader
Gorbachev took office and ended most of the communism but there was some that wasnt as bad. He had good relations with US leader Reagon.
