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Berlin blockade and Airlift
It was one on the first major international crisis of the cold war. The Soviets offered to drop the Blockades if the western allies withdrew the newly introduced deutsche mark from west berlin. -
Korean War
this war was between North Korea and South Korea.Korea was split into two regions with two governments and both of them were claiming to the government of all Korea. the conflict got bigger and then war broke down. North Korea Forces supported by Soviet Union and China moved into south Korea. Then 21 countries contributed to the UN force and provided more than 90 percent of he military personnel. -
Space Race
This is where the US and Soviets had an intense rivalry about space and who can get the farthest first. Soviets started with the lead, but this competition kept bringing them together and made the International Space Station. -
U-2 Reconnaissance Plane
This was when the US's CIA had a plane trying to spy on the Soviets. This spy plane was going deep into Russia but then it was shot down by the Soviets. -
Bay of Pigs
The Bay of pigs was a fail military invasion of Cuba undertaken by the Central Intelligence. -
Reagan Visits the Wall
Reagan’s challenge was during a visit to West Berlin. With the Berlin Wall as a backdrop, Reagan declared, “There is one sign the Soviets can make that would be unmistakable, that would advance dramatically the cause of freedom and peace.” -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban missile Crisis was a 13 day confrontation between The US and the Soviet union. It was about ballistic missile deployment in Italy and Turkey. -
Strategic Arms Limitations Talks
The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks were two rounds of bilateral conferences and corresponding international treaties involving the United States and the Soviet Union.The two rounds of talks and agreements were SALT 1 and SALT 2. -
Soviets Invade Afghanistan
Soviets invaded Afghanistan under the pretext of upholding the Soviet-Afghan Friendship Treaty of 1978.This war lasted over nine years -
Reunited Germany
The German reunification was in 1990 in which the German Democratic Republic became part of the Federal Republic of Germany to reunite nations of Germany,
