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The Soviet Union wanted to force the western powers out of West Berlin, so they blocked all land access. The United States determined to resist the Soviet aggression launched an airlift operation to supply the city. -
The Korean war lasted 3 years, the United Nations led by the United States intervened after North Korea invaded South Korea. This led to a proxy war between the US, its allies and Soviet Union and China. -
The Vietnam war fought in Vietnam was between North Vietnam, which was being supplied by China and the Soviet Union, and the United states. The war was fought because of the ideological struggle between communism and capitalism. The war ended in a costly defeat for the US.
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In response to the massive exodus of East Germans to the West, the East German government, with Soviet approval, constructed the Berlin Wall. The wall became a symbol of the division between the communist and capitalist worlds. -
The Cuban Missile Crises is by far the closest the Cold War into a full out nuclear war. This happened because the United States found Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba. The two powers eventually reached an agreement. -
Alexander Dubcek in Czechoslovakia was spreading reformist ideas. The Soviet Union didn't like that so they invaded Czechoslovakia to suppress the movement. -
The Soviet Union and the US had many negotiation aimed to limit the construction and use of nuclear weapons. Several agreements were reached, including the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty. This helped ease the tension between the two superpowers.
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There was a lot of pressure from political reform in the East, so the government finally allowed citizens to freely travel to the West. On November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall was breached, symbolizing the end of the Cold War division in Europe and paving the way for German restoration.