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Bay of Pigs Invasions
Event in which 2000 CIA trained exiles landed in southern Cuba in attempt to overthrow Castro government, Unsuccessful -
Berlin Crisis
USSR closed border between East and West Berlin, led to the creation of the Berlin Wall -
Construction begins on the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a wall made up of concrete and barbed wire made to prevent East Germans escaping to West Berlin. It was one of the most visible signs of the Cold War and the Iron Curtain. -
Cuban Missle Crisis began
Brink-of-war confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the placement of nuclear-armed missiles in Cuba, was major accomplishment for JFK. -
Test Ban Treaty
USA and USSR agree to first limits on nuclear weapons. -
China explodes it's first atomic bomb
Ontober 16th of 1964, China exploded it's first atomic bomb, testing led to the development of China's first hydrogen bomb. -
U.S. sends troops to the Dominican Republic
The United States sent troops to the Dominacan Republic to prevent a communist take over that was like the one occuring in Cuba. -
President Richard Nixon visits China.
President Nixon visited China to reopen dipolmatic ties between the US and China. Marks the beginning of normalizing relations with China. -
SALT 1
Treaty signed in 1972 between the U.S. and the USSR. This agreement limited the number of missiles in each nation and led to the SALT II discussions and a slowdown of the arms race between the two countries. -
South Vietnam falls to Communism
In April of 1975, South Vietnam falls tio Communism.
