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Cold War Events
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Berlin Blockade/Airlift
USSR attempts to cut W. Berlin from he Allies.
First example of the U.S. using the Truman Doctrine to help fight communism. -
Korean War
North Korea crossed the 38th parallel into South Korea.
It was significant to the Cold War because it helped fight communism. -
Vietnam War
It was a long , costly armed conflict that ptted the communist regime of North Vietnam and it's soutern allies.
Vietnam cause the Domino Theory which helped cause the Cold War. -
Sputnik
The Sputnik was the first artiffical Earth satellite. The Soviet Union launched it into orbit.
It was significant to the Cold War because the U.S. was hoping for this scientific advance. -
Bay of Pigs
A failed military invasion of Cuba undertaken by the CIA sponsored paramilitary group Brigade 2506 .
It was significant to the Cold War because the US tried to take over Cuba. -
Creation of the Berlin Wall
A wall that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin.
It was a significance to the Cold War because it cause violence inside the wall. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13 day confrontation between the U.S. and Soviet Union concerning Soviet ballistic missiles deployment in Cuba.
It was singnificant because it waas Democracy against Commuism. -
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
A war that lasted over nine years where insurgent groups who received aid from both Christian and Muslim countries, fought against the Sobiet Army and allied Afghan forces. It was significant to the Cold War because the Soviet Union was trying to take Afghanistan. -
Gorbachev's Reforms
It was a political movement for reformation within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during the 1980s, widely associated with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and his glasnost policy reform.
It was a significance to the Cold War because it had to do with Communism. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
It was the end of the Cold War.
It was significant to the Cold War because it ended the Cold War.
