Cold War Key Events

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Berlin Blockade
Soviet Union blocking Western allies railway, road, and canal access.
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Korean War
North Korean invasion of South Korea led to a proxy war between the West, China and Soviet Union.
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Uprising of Hungary
Nationwide revolt against the Soviet-imposed policies, led to the Invasion of Hungary.
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Cuban Missile Crisis
Confrontation between the US and Soviet Union that included the stationing nuclear missiles on Cuba.
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Space Race
Competition between the US and Soviet Union for supremacy in spaceflight capability
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Fall of Berlin Wall
Symbolized the ending of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War.
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North Korean invasion of South Korea led to a proxy war between the West, China and Soviet Union.

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Korean War

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Nationwide revolt against the Soviet-imposed policies, led to the Invasion of Hungary.

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Card 4

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Confrontation between the US and Soviet Union that included the stationing nuclear missiles on Cuba.

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Card 5

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Competition between the US and Soviet Union for supremacy in spaceflight capability

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