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Berlin Blockade
Western countries delivered much-needed food and supplies to the city of Berlin through the air because all other routes were blocked by the Soviet Union. -
Truman Doctrine
Harry Truman pledged to contain the communist uprisings in Greece and Turkey. -
Nato
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union. -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a conflict that put the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The conflict was intensified by the ongoing Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. -
Sputnik
Sputnik 1 was the first artificial Earth satellite. The Soviets' success fed fears that the U.S. military had generally fallen behind in developing new technology. As a result, the launch of Sputnik served to intensify the arms race and raise Cold War tensions. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
The Closest we have come to nuclear war -
Russians invade Afghanistan
The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan on December 24 1979 under the pretext of upholding the Soviet-Afghan Friendship Treaty. The treaty was signed in 1978 and the two countries agreed to provide economic and military assistance -
Fall Of The Berlin Wall
The fall of the Berlin Wall symbolizes a reunification of Germany and an end to communist regimes in the region. -
Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as president of the USSR
The resignation of Mikhail Gorbachev marked one of the final acts in the Dissolution of the Soviet Union. -
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact was created in reaction to the integration of West Germany into NATO in 1955 as per the London and Paris Conferences of 1954. Dominated by the Soviet Union, the Warsaw Pact was established as a balance of power to NATO.