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Cold War Events
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Berlin Blockade/Airlift
The U.S., British, and Soviet military forces divided and occupied Germany. -
Korean War
In 1950, the north and South sides of Korea started fighting. It becomae known as the Korean war. North Korea invaded South Korea in June and that's when the war started -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a long, costly war that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies. -
Sputnik
Sputnik 1 was the first artificial Earth satellite. The Soviet Union launched it into an elliptical low Earth orbit on 4 October 1957. It was a 58 cm diameter polished metal sphere, with four external radio antennae to broadcast radio pulses -
Bay of Pigs
A failed military invasion of Cuba -
Creation of the Berlin Wall
The Communist East German authorities built a wall the encircled West Berlin -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the October Crisis, the Caribbean Crisis, or the Missile Scare, was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union -
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
The Soviet Union sent thousands of troops into Afghanistan and had complete military and political control over large portions of Afghanistan -
Gorbachev's Reforms (Perestroika/Glasnost)
Mikhail Gorbachev's programs called "Perestroika" and "Glasnost" introduced changes in economic practice, personal affairs, and international relations. These reforms brought an end to the Cold War. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
In 1989, the head of the East German Communist Party announced that citizens of the GDR could cross the border whenever they wanted to
