Events Of The Cold War

By Edorta San Jose

  • The Berlin Blockade

    It was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War.
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    The Vietnam War

    It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Union, China,and other communist allies; South Vietnam was supported by the United States, South Korea, the Philippines, Australia, Thailand and other anti-communist allies

  • The Hungarian Uprising

    It was a nationwide revolution against the Hungarian People's Republic and its Soviet-imposed policies, lasting from 23 October until 10 November 1956.
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    The Berlin Wall

    The Berlin Wall was a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989.

  • The Cuban Missile Crisis

    It was confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union initiated by the American discovery of Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba

  • The Invasion of Czechoslovakia

    The Soviet Union led Warsaw Pact troops in an invasion of Czechoslovakia to crack down on reformist trends in Prague.

  • The Invasion of Afghanistan

    The Soviet Union, invaded Afghanistan in 1986.