Cold War

By mduffield

  • Berlin Blockade and Airlift.

    This was the turning point in post World War ll.

  • Korean War

    This is when things had started to get heated between the Soviets and the U.S.

  • Space Race

    This is where the U.S. and Soviets had an intense rivalry about space and who can get the farthest first. Soviets started with the lead with Sputnilk 1, however then kept competing it actually brought them together and made the international Space Station.

  • U - 2 Reconnaissance Plane

    This is where the U.S. CIA has a plane trying to spy on the Soviets and the Soviets shot down the plans and this had led up to an embarrassing conference between the U.S. ans Soviets.

  • Bay of Pigs

    This is where the U.S. tried to invade Cuba but had failed miserably, this had embarrassed the U.S.

  • Reagan visits the Wall

    This is when Reagan visited the Berlin Wall, this showed continued commitment to the people of West Berlin.

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    This was the closest to the U.S. and the Soviets actually fighting. This includes nuclear warfare also.

  • Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

    This is one of the first steps to slow the arms race.

  • Soviets invade Afghanistan

    The U.S. and the Soviets each back a different side and this led to the U.S. boycotting the 1980's Olympics.

  • Reunited Germany

    This is where East and West Germany reunited, East Germany was no longer Communist, and this was evidence that the War Saw Pact's days were numbered.