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 The disaster was avoided when the U.S. agreed to Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev’s offer to remove the missiles but only if the U.S agreed on to backoff Cuban affairs and the secret removal of missiles in Turkey. 

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 The disaster was avoided when the U.S. agreed to Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev’s offer to remove the missiles but only if the U.S agreed on to backoff Cuban affairs and the secret removal of missiles in Turkey. 

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bachev's decision to allow elections with a multi-party system and create a presidency for the Soviet Union began a slow process of democratization that eventually destabilized Communist control and contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union.

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The Suez Crisis was an event in the Middle East in 1956. It began with Egypt taking control of the Suez Canal which was followed by a military attack from Israel, France, and Great Britain. The Suez Canal is an important man-made waterway in Egypt. It connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea.

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An American U-2 spy plane is shot down while conducting espionage over the Soviet Union. The incident derailed an important summit meeting between President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev that was scheduled for later that month.

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An American U-2 spy plane is shot down while conducting espionage over the Soviet Union. The incident derailed an important summit meeting between President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev that was scheduled for later that month.

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The Marshall Plan rejuvenated European hopes by aiding European nations with monetary support by the United States. After World War II, much of Europe was in economic debt and destruction since the battlefield was mainly fought on European soil. Millions of people had lost their homes and forced to live in refugee camps while factories and shops were bombed or looted.

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On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first satellite that was launched into space and orbited the Earth. This surprise launch by the Soviets marked the beginning of the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union. The United States frantically scrapped up a project and began pouring money into their space program.

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Divided in two following World War II, Korea took centre stage of the Cold War when Soviet client state North Korea invaded South Korea in June 1950. The UN, led by the U.S., sided with South Korea; the People’s Republic of China aided North Korea. After more than a million combat casualties, the fighting ended in July 1953 with Korea still split in two.

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Applying the Domino Theory to communist North Vietnam’s effort to reunite the two Vietnams that had emerged from the Indochina Wars, the U.S. provided military aid to South Vietnam beginning in 1954 and troops beginning in 1961. The U.S. presence eventually swelled to hundreds of thousands of troops in the protracted conflict that became widely unpopular in the U.S.

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In late 1979 Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan, intervening in support of the Afghan communist government against the U.S.-supported mujahideen, anti-communist Muslim guerrillas. The Soviets remained in Afghanistan until mid-February 1989. The Afghan War (1978–92) became a Vietnam-like quagmire for what by the late 1980s was a disintegrating Soviet Union.

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The Berlin Blockade stemmed from tensions between East and West Berlin. East Berlin at the time of the airlift was controlled by the Soviet Union(communist ideals), who also controlled the land around West Berlin, which was at this point controlled by the Allies, who supported democratic ideals.

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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was a mutual alliance between the nations of North America and Western Europe. This treaty was signed on April 4, 1949 by 12 countries (Belgium, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Canada, and the United States). By signing this treaty, the nations would promised military support to another member if it were attacked.

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The Truman Doctrine, 1947. With the Truman Doctrine, President Harry S. Truman established that the United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces.

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The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13-day military and political Standoff which took place in October of 1962, during the rescission the Soviets had fully armed and installed nuclear missiles on the island of Cuba. The missiles were planted just 90 miles away from U.S shores. The conflict was shortly notified to the citizens, via Television by president John F Kenndey. The United States responded by a naval blockade on the coasts of Cuba. The USSR and Cuba were ready for a war in case of any military moves for either side.

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The Cuban revolution was a pivotal moment in the cold war, the movement was led by nationalist Fidel Castro who firmly believed in communist rule, he overthrew Batista in 1959, with a very violent uprising, and quickly opposed his communist rule in Cuba. The revolution was a bloodbath and led to crucial movements within the Cold War. The United States fully supported Babista’s rule, this was due to their economic interest in certain territories they had occupied in Cuba, They had strong opposition to Fidel Castro’s rule, Which was due to his communist and anti-American ideological/Political Beliefs.

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The Bay of the Pigs Invasion was a failed attempt to overthrow Castro’s rule in Cuba, The plan was led by the CIA during Kennedy’s presidential administration, the attack was launched in April of 1961, it was led by 1,400 American Cuban-trained soldiers. Who had surrendered only 24 after the start of the attack, after being outnumbered by Castro's Guerilla army. and the plan was Quickly deemed failed by the Kennedy administration.