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Bay of Pigs Invasion
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Bay of Pigs: In 1959, Fidel Castro came to power in a revolt that overthrew Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. On April 17, 1961, 1400 Cuban exiles launched what became a botched invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba. This invasion is significant because Fidel Castro now came into power and will dictate Cuba for many years to come. -
Berlin Wall goes up
The Berlin Wall. During the early years of the Cold War, West Berlin was where most of the Eastern Germans fled to. In response, the Communist East German authorities built a wall that totally encircled West Berlin. This was tremendously significant because once the wall was built it separated plenty of loved ones seeing each other for years.This is an example of containment because they contained the Germans behind this wall to keep something harmful under control. -
Six Day War
The Six Day War: The Six-Day War, also known as the June War, 1967 Arab–Israeli War, or Third Arab–Israeli War, was fought between June 5 and 10, 1967 by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. Ending: had to hand area over to the United Nations. This war was significant because it demonstrated a proxy war where United States did not participate in but had other people do the major dirty work. -
Nixion Visits China
Nixon Visits China:U.S. President Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to the People's Republic of China was an important step in formally normalizing relations between the United States and China. It marked the first time a U.S. president had visited the PRC, which at that time considered the U.S. one of its foes, and the visit ended 25 years of separation between the two sides. This is a significant event of the Cold War because Nixon tried to make relations and diminish any conflicts. -
USSR invadeds Afghanistan
USSR invades Afghanistan:The Soviet–Afghan War lasted over nine years, from December 1979 to February 1989. The reason being that the USSR invaded Afghanistan is because they wanted to prop up the communist government. This is a significant event that took place because it demonstrated brinkmanship in where the soviets were trying to spread the communist government which they did not successfully do , but it involved many.
