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Berlin bockade and airlift
During the multinational occupation of post–World War II Germany, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control. The Soviets offered to drop the blockade if the Western Allies withdrew the newly introduced Deutsche mark from West Berlin. -
U-2 Reconnaissance Plane
The US's CIA had a plane trying to spy on the Soviets and the Soviets shot it down and this lead to an embarrassing conference between US and Soviets. -
Korean war
The Korean War was a war between North Korea and South Korea. The war began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea following a series of clashes along the border. -
Space race
The Space Race competition between two Cold War rivals, the Soviet Union and the United States for dominance in spaceflight capability. It had its origins in the missile-based nuclear arms race between the two nations that occurred following World War II, aided by captured German missile technology and personnel from the Aggregat program. The technological superiority required was seen as necessary for national security, and symbolic of ideological superiority. -
Bay of pigs
The US tried to invade Cuba but failed miserably, this embarrassed the US. -
Reagan visists the wall
This when Reagan visited the Berlin Wall, this showed continued commitment to the people of West Berlin. -
Cuban missle crisis
This was the the closest to the US and the Soviets actually fighting. This includes nuclear warfare also -
Strategic arms limitation talks
This was one of the first steps to slow the arms race. -
Reunited Germany
This where East and west Germany reunited, East Germany was no longer Communist, and this was evidence that the War Saw Pact's days were numbered.
