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Korean war
The Korean war was a three year war that ended with the atomic bomb that was ordered by the American president Truman. USA was allied to South Korea and USSR allied to North Korea -
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Vietnam War
the war was fought between North Vietnam and the government of South Vietnam.The North Vietnam army were supported by the Soviets and china along with other communist nation and the South were supported by the USA. -
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The Bay Pigs Invasion
it was a full-scale invasion of Cuba; by 1400 Americans trained Cubans that fled homes when Castro took over. Invaders surrendered after less than 24 hours because they were out numbered by Castro's troops -
Creation of the berlin wall
the wall was created to divide Berlin from 1961 to 1989. It was made to create its population fascist elements. The wall was referred to as the " ANTI-FASCIST" protective wall -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviets dropped missiles on Cuba to gain power. Causing Castro their leader, to align himself with the Soviets which led to them relying on the Soviets for military and economic aids -
Launch Of Sputnik
the launch of sputnik was a 184 pound steel ball dropped by the Soviets. It contained a small transmitter into an orbit of earth. It quickly caused the congress to approve the national defense education act to coordinate space related efforts of American scientist and the military. -
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Salt 1 and Salt 2
the first agreements were signed by the United States and and the Soviet Socialist in 1972 and 1979. it was intended to restrain the arms race in strategic ballistic missiles armed with nuclear weapons -
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Soviet invasion of Afganistan
Troops from the Soviet Union invades Afghanistan on the 25 of December. Soviet Union intervened in support of the Afghan communist government in its conflict with anti communist Muslim guerrillas during the Afghan war and stayed in Afghanistan after their war -
Fall of communism in the USSR
Communism in the USSR fell due to the great number of radical reforms that soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev had implemented during his 6 years as the leader of the USSR. -
Fall of Berlin Wall
It fell because the head of the East German communist party announced that citizens of the GDR could cross the boarder when every they pleased