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Truman Doctrine
Its significance is to stop the spread of Communism -
Korean War
Significance it was the first time that the two superpowers , the United States and the Soviet Union, had fought a 'proxy war ' in a third country. -
Vietnam War
Significance is that when the United States and Soviet Union grappled for world domination. -
Suez Crisis
The significance is the ensuing Suez Crisis threatened regional stability and challenged the U.S. relationship with two primary Cold War allies, Britain and France. -
Sputnik
Its significance was to intensify the arms race and raise Cold War tensions. -
Berlin Wall
Significance is to prevent people from fleeing East Berlin. Perfect symbol of the "Iron Curtain" that separated the democratic western countries and the communist countries of Eastern Europe throughout the Cold War. -
Cuban Missile
Significance is that this event was the closest the Cold War came to escalating to a nuclear war -
Ping Pong Diplomacy
The significance was that it allowed a group of ping pong players became the first Americans to visit Communist China.Their successful trip is often credited for reviving diplomatic relations between the two countries, who hadn't been in contact for 22 years. -
SDI
Its significance is a proposed missile defense system intended to protect the United States from attack by ballistic strategic nuclear weapons -
Collapse of the Soviet Union
Gorbachev's decision to loosen the Soviet yoke on the countries of Eastern Europe created an independent, democratic momentum that led to the collapse of the Berlin Wall in November 1989, and then the overthrow of Communist rule throughout Eastern Europe.