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Potsdam Conference
The Potsdam Conference was a conference between Stalin, Churchill, and Truman to try and fix things for the end of WW2. -
Creation of the United Nations
The United Nations was created by President Roosevelt to try and prevent future wars. The United Nations has 193 countries, not including Taiwan, Vatican City, and Kosovo. -
Berlin Blockade
Berlin Blockade was made by the Soviet Union to try and limit the US, Britain, and France. It was lifted 11 months later -
Korean War
The Korean War was fought for 3 years between North and South Korea. The United States joined 2 days after it started on South Korea's side. -
Cuban Revolution
The Cuban Revolution was pulled off by Fidel Castro in which he fought for the revolution of Cuba from Soviet Union control -
Space Race
The Space Race was between the United States and the Soviet Union and was trying to see which country would make it to space first. The Soviet Union got the first satellite in, but the United States would have the first person on the moon. -
Suez Crisis of 1956
The Suez Crisis was when Israeli troops pushed into Egypt and took control of the Suez Canal, which carried a lot of the oil used by Europe. -
U2 Incident
The U2 Incident is when an American one-manned spy plane was shot down by Soviets after taking photographic surveillance. -
Bay of Pigs Invasions
CIA tried to kill Fidel Castro in Cuba, but failed. It is named after the location that it was fought on. -
Berlin Crisis of 1961
The Berlin Crisis was the removing of roads, train tracks, and paths as well as putting up barricades and barded wire in an attempt by the German police to completely cut off West Germany from West Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviet Union threated the United States with missiles that were placed in Cuba, a country very close to the United States. The threat lasted for 13 days and only ended with Soviet Union retracting their threat. -
Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia
The Soviets invaded Czechoslovakia to stop the reformation attempts. 72 people died during the invasion. -
Fall of Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was built by Germany. The fall of the wall was actually on accident, because one of the leaders misread a public speech. The Berlin Wall had a lot of security to limit people crossing, like guard towers and barbed wire. -
Soviet Union Dissolves
The Soviet Union lasted for 68 years before it dissolved the day after Christmas 1991.
