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Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site, Kazakhstan

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Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site, Kazakhstan

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Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site, Kazakhstan

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Russia conducted Nuclear test explosions throughout the Cold War in this secluded location.

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Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site, Kazakhstan

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Eniwetok Atoll, Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands

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Eniwetok Atoll, Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands

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Eniwetok Atoll, Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands

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Location where Soviet Union tested out Nuclear weapons and bombs.

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Potsdam’s Conference where Truman announces the bombs to Stalin, but Stalin knew already.

Later on will start nuclear arms race to see who can build the most powerful bomb.

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Soviet Space program location throughout the Cold War, in which they attempted to build the technology to send an individual to the Moon.

Begins the Russian space program which they continue to develop new space technology.

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American’s location where they began to develop space technology against the Soviets in order to send the first person to the moon.

Beginning of NASA in which they would continue to explore space further and further.

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Soviet Expansion in the Middle East led to the United States to fund military and economic support to prevent communism beginning.

Prevented soviets from expanding territory and keep countries how they are.

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Place of operation and headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) throughout the Cold War. Also had an operation in West Berlin during the Cold War.

CIA continues to operate to this day and still continues to operate with spies.

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Cuban Missile Crisis - Cuba became communist in 1959, USSR sent missiles to Cuba in response to Missiles in Turkey. United States were worried since Cuba is only 90 Miles from Florida. United States attempted to infiltrate to kill Castro but failed miserably.

Almost lead to a nuclear warfare in which could have severely impacted the world.

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Kennedy assembled a Naval blockade to prevent supplies from Soviet ships supplying the island. Naval Blockade nearly started nuclear warfare with a Soviet submarine getting too close.

Prevented the Soviets on Cuba from growing larger and larger and opposing more of a threat to USA.

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Vietnam War - United States provided support after the French surrendered from the war. JFK was killed during this time and United States increased involvement in Vietnam.

Caused individual to get drafted into war since the involvement in the US was low. Also theories about the deaths throughout the war led people to believe the CIA was involved.

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Cambodian Genocide - The United States being more involved into the war the United States became more brutal and aggressive with their tactics. Which lead to the bombing of Cambodia, then the Cambodian Genocide.

Affected Cambodia severely losing much of their population.

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Berlin Wall, Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Germany

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Berlin Wall, Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Germany

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Berlin Wall, Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Germany

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Berlin Wall separated West (United States) and East (USSR) since many people fled from the east to attempt to escape and leave, Krushchev’s response was to make a 100 miles long wall separating Berlin to keep communism alive.

Lead to many deaths and beliefs between East and West Berlin.

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United States helped fund the Suez Canal, but Egypt also worked the Soviets, therefore Egypt had an advantage of both parties. Israel, Great Britain, and France attempt to invade Egypt, but in response both US and USSR end it.

This sparked United States involvement in the Middle East. Also created a canal for exporting/importing goods.

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Khrushchev’s location where a “Hotline” was installed between Khrushchev’ and John F Kennedy.

Prevented nuclear warfare with instant communication with each leader.

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Location of the Whitehouse where John F Kennedy was stationed to communicate through the “hotline” with Khrushchev

Prevented nuclear warfare.

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Korean War - 1950 - Stalin approves invasion of South Korea. United Nations support for 3 years, proves communism could be contained.

UN prevented Korea from becoming a communist country.

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Berlin Blockade - USSR cut off all ground traffic from West Berlin, America airdropped supplies to West Berlin to prevent deaths.

Lead to the formation of NATO

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Berlin blockade, international crisis that arose from an attempt by the Soviet Union, in 1948-49, to force the Western Allied powers (the United States, the United Kingdom, and France) to abandon their post- World War II jurisdictions in West Berlin.

In March 1948 the Allied powers decided to unite their different occupation zones of Germany into a single economic unit. In protest, the Soviet representative withdrew from the Allied Control Council. Coincident with the introduction of a new deutsche mark in West Berlin (as throughout West Germany), which the Soviets regarded as a violation of agreements with the Allies, the Soviet occupation forces in eastern Germany began a blockade of all rail, road, and water communications between Berlin and the West. On June 24 the Soviets announced that the four-power administration of Berlin had ceased and that the Allies no longer had any rights there. On June 26 the United States and Britain began to supply the city with food and other vital supplies by air. They also organized a similar "airlift" in the opposite direction of West Berlin's greatly reduced industrial exports. By mid-July the Soviet army of occupation in East Germany had increased to 40 divisions, against 8 in the Allied sectors. By the end of July three groups of U.S. strategic bombers had been sent as reinforcements to Britain. Tension remained high, but war did not break out.

Despite dire shortages of fuel and electricity, the airlift kept life going in West Berlin for 11 months, until on May 12, 1949, the Soviet Union lifted the blockade. The airlift continued until September 30, at a total cost of $224 million and after delivery of 2,323,738 tons of food, fuel, machinery, and other supplies. The end to the blockade was brought about because of countermeasures imposed by the Allies on East German communications and, above all, because of the Western embargo placed on all strategic exports from the Eastern bloc. As a result of the blockade and airlift, Berlin became a symbol of the Allies' willingness to oppose further Soviet expansion in Europe.

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