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Air supply to West Berlin during the Soviet blockade.

Method: Military & Humanitarian Aid.

Dates: June 26, 1948 - September 30, 1949

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U.S. and UN troops defended South Korea from communist North Korea

Method: Military Intervention

Dates: 1950-1953

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A show of nuclear superiority over the USSR.

Method: Arms Buildup

Date: 1952

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Failed US - backed attempt by Cuban exiles to overthrow Fidel Castro in Cuba

Method: Covert Operations

Date: 1961

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13 day standoff after the US discovered Soviet missiles in Cuba.

Method: Diplomacy and Military Threat

Date: 1962

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The US increased military involvement to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam

Method: Military Intervention

Date:1965

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US supported military coup ousted socialist president Salvador Allende; Augusto Pinochet took power

Method: Covert Operations

Date: 1973

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Nixon eased tensions with the USSR and signed SALT I, limiting nuclear weapons

Method: Diplomacy

Date: 1972

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USSR invaded Afghanistan; the US supported anti - Soviet mujahideen fighters.

Method: Covert Operations

Dates: 1979

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Reagan increased military spending and developed programs like SDI

Method: Arms Buildup and Military Pressure

Dates: 1981-1989