Cuban missile crisis

Cuba in the cold war

  • Korean War

    Korean War
    The Korean War was a military conflict between South Korean who was supported by the United Nations and North Korea, China with military material aid from the Soviet Union. The war was resulted in the division of Korea by an agreement of the Allies.
  • Bay Of Pigs

    Bay Of Pigs
    a failed military invasion of Cuba undertaken by the CIA-sponsored paramilitary group Brigade 2506 on 17 April 1961.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    a 13-day confrontation in October 1962 between the Soviet Union and Cuba on one side and the United States on the other side. The crisis is generally regarded as the moment in which the Cold War came closest to turning into a nuclear conflict[1] and is also the first documented instance of mutual assured destruction (MAD) being discussed as a determining factor in a major international arms agreement.
  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War
    The Vietnamese waged war against France and recieved 2.6 billion dollars in financial support from the U.S. Vietnam recieved their independence and was temporarily divided between the communist north and anti-communist south. U.S. supported the South's government and sent over two thousand military advisors.
  • Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

    Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
    Russian paratroopers landed in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. The country was already in the civil war. The prime minister tried to keep Muslim tradition within the nation and he wanted more belief in the country. In december, the prime minister, Amin, was shot by the Russians and was replaced by Babrak Kamal.