Cold war

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  • Berlin blockade

    Berlin blockade

    This was a battle by the united states,great britian,and france.It was a blockade caused by joseph stalin cutting off all west berlin and west germany.The allies responded by helping out west berlin.They helped by dropping off supplies by air. Rank 2/11
  • Korean war

    Korean war

    This was a war caused by north korea.They were invading south korea which was supported by the united states.And North korea was supported by the soviet union.A 3 year bloody war that led to 3 million deaths.Rank 5/11
  • Space race

    Space race

    The united states and soviet union were involved in this event.Each country wanted to show their techlogical advancements.they wanted to prove who could go to the moon first.
  • Vietnam war

    Vietnam war

    north vietnam wanted to reunite the country under communism.So they went to war with south vietnam but the south was associated with the united states.But the north ended up winning and vietnam was now a communist country.Rank 1/11
  • Suez canal crisis

    Suez canal crisis

    A war that threatened the stablility an challenged the united states relationship.It almost destroyed the united states relationship with britian and france.Rank 3/11
  • Suez canal crisis

    Suez canal crisis

    Britian,france,israel and egypt were involved in this event.A war that threatened the stability and challenged the united states relationship with two cold war allies.
  • U-2 incident

    U-2 incident

    The united states and soviet union were involved in this event.This was a shooting down of a U.S plane that was flying over the soviet union which was proclaimed an aggressive act by the U.S.Rank 11/11
  • Cuban missile crisis

    Cuban missile crisis

    The united states and soviet union were invloved.While missles were in turkey by the united states.At the same time the soviets sent missles to cuba.
  • Yom Kimppur War

    Yom Kimppur War

    Israel had expanded its territory leading to tensions with arab states.Then egyptian and syria forces launched a suprise attack on israel.Rank 4/11

  • Able Archer military Exercise

    NATO was invloved.Basically a nuclear attack on the soviet union
  • Soviets Downing korean Air lines flight 007

    Soviets Downing korean Air lines flight 007

    The soviet union and korea were involved in this event.A airplane from alaska was flying over the soviet union.But it got shot down because the soviets didnt know what the plane from alaska was doing.
  • Soviet war in afghanistan

    Soviet war in afghanistan

    Pakistan the united states,saudi Arabia and the united kingdom were involved in this war.Soviet union air dropped troops into afgan cities and then deployed them across the border.Within a few days the KGB captured and killed the president.Rank 8/11