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The Berlin Blockade was an attempt by the USSR to spread communism. Was thier first attempt to do so
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The Korean War was a 3 year long conflict that was the first real fighting against communist power.
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The Vietnam War was a 20 year long proxy-war between the US and The North Vietnamese resistance and Army.
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Sputnik I was the firt artificial satellite. The Soviet Union launched it into Earth's lower orbit.
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a failed attempt millitary operation to invade Cuba. The invasion was undertaken by the CIA sponsored paramillitary group to overthrow Fidel Castro.
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The Berlin Wall was thrown together over night to keep Eastern European citizens inside communist Europe. The creation of the wall was the isolation of communist Europe.
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The closest the world has gotten to nuclear warefare. The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13 day confrontation between the US and the USSR over the Soviet Union's ballistic missiles in Cuba.
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The Soviet-Afghan War was a ten year long war with insurgent forces facing off against Russian and Afghan forces. The war resulted in many people fleeing Afghanistan to places like Pakistan and Iran. It was the first time the Soviet Union failed to invade a country.
