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Berlin Blockade
The blockade was one of the first international crises from the Cold War. Many alliances were made becuse of the first confronation in the war. -
Berlin Airlift
The Americans and British planes sent medicine ,food ,clothing and fuel to Berlin.allies flew 2.3 million tons of goods .The cost of the goods was more than 200 million dollars. -
Korean War
The Korean war was the first proxy war that occued in the 1950's. The Korean War was fought between South Korea and communist North Korea. around 54,246 Americans died in the war. -
Vienam War
Americans were worried that democratic South Vietnam could become communist . Around 2.6 million Americans served, 304,000 Americans were wounded and over 58,000 Americans died. The vietnam war was also a Proxy war. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
THese missilecould hit anywhere in th U.S.A, and because of that president Kennedy ordered to have a naval blockade of Cuba. -
John F. Kennedy is assinated
The 35th president of the United States gets assasiantated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas -
President Ronald Reagan
President Reagan was the president from January 20, 1981 to January 20, 1989. He was a beloved president because he Lowered taxes on the wealthy and businesses and spent mored money on defense. -
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev was a Soviet Leader from 1985 to 1991.Gorbachev Tried to improve the Soviet economy by creating a policy of glasnost, which means he wanted a more open goverment. -
The Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was built to prevent East Germans from escaping to the West. The Wall was a barrier that divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989,
