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Berlin Blockade
Germans blocked a western railroad, road, and canal -
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Korean war
A war between north and south korea -
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Space race
the fight between the Russians and the Americans to see who could achieve flight into space -
U2 reconnaissance plane
A US plane was shot down by the Soviets when the pilot was taking reconnaissance pictures -
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Bay of pigs invasion
After Fidel Castro cut ties with America and tried to work with the soviets so the Cia organized an invasion but were defeated. -
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Cuban missile crisis
The US launched missiles in Turkey and Italy and the soviets launched missiles in Cuba. which almost led to a nuclear war -
strategic arms limitation talks
these conferences helped establish treaties like the anti-ballistic missile treaty. -
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soviets invade afghanistan
when the Soviets were fighting insurgents that had the support of the US and other countries -
german reunification
The german democratic republic and the federal republic of Germany come together to reunite germany