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Cold War Timeline

By stormoelke
  • Korean war

    Korean war

    This is where things really got violent between the Soviets and the U.S.
  • Space Race

    Space Race

    This is where the US and the soviets had an intense rivalry about space and who can get the farthest first. Soviets started with the lead with spurntkik1, however when they kept competeing it actually brought them togther and made the international space station.
  • U-2 Reconnaissance Plane

    U-2 Reconnaissance Plane

    this is where the US's CIA had a plane trying to spy on the Soviets and the Soviets shotit down and this lead to an embarrassing confrenece betweenthe Us and Soviets.
  • Bay of pigs

    Bay of pigs

    This is where the US tried to invade Cuba but failed miserably, thia embarrassed the US.
  • Reagan visits the wall

    Reagan visits the wall

    This is when Reagan visited the Berlin wall, this showed continued commitment to the people of west Berlin.
  • Cuban Misslle crisis

    Cuban Misslle crisis

    This was the closest to the US and The Soviets actually fighting, This includes inclear warfare.
  • Strategic Arms Limitation talks

    Strategic Arms Limitation talks

    This was one of the first steps to slow the arms race.
  • Soviets invade Afghanistan

    Soviets invade Afghanistan

    The US and The Soviets each back a different side and this led to the US boyycotting in 1980 olympics.
  • Reunited Germany

    Reunited Germany

    This is where East and West Germany reunited, East Germany was no longer communist, and this was evidence that the war saw pact's days were numbered.
  • Berlin Blockade and Airlift

    Berlin Blockade and Airlift

    This was a turining point in post world war 2.