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Berlin Airlift

3709161 — 2025-05-06 15:01:53 UTC

The Berlin Airlift was a massive aircraft operation conducted by the western allies to supply west Berlin from the Soviet blockade

Containment method: Millitary Aid

Korean war

3709161 — 2025-05-06 15:02:18 UTC

The Korean wars started when north Korea invaded South Korea Aiming to make the peninsula one. The US and United Nations were supporting South Korea While North Korea was backed by the Soviet and China.

Containment method: Proxy Wars

US detonates its first Hydrogen bomb

3709161 — 2025-05-06 15:13:36 UTC

In 1952, United States dropped the first hydrogen bomb. it was a nuclear fusion experiment that was dropped on Elugelab Island and vaporized the whole thing putting a hole into the ocean floor.

Containment method: Building up Defense

Bay of Pigs

3709161 — 2025-05-06 15:20:02 UTC

The bay of pigs was a failed millitary operation by the US to take control over the Fidel Castros government in Cuba.

containment type: Clandestine operations

Cuban Missle Crisis

3709161 — 2025-05-06 15:27:35 UTC

In Response to the bay of pigs invasion, the soviet union sent missiles to Cuba. the missiles were untimailty aimed at the US. This standoff was held for 13 days which could have brought a nuclear war.

Containment type: Negotiations

US sends troops to Vietnam

3709161 — 2025-05-06 15:30:29 UTC

The US sent troops to Vietnam primarily due to the Domino Theory, which feared the spread of communism in Southeast Asia. They also wanted to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam and protect the country's political and economic stability.

containment method: Aid/ Proxy Wars

Pinochet’s coup in Chile

3709161 — 2025-05-06 15:32:21 UTC

military overthrow of the democratically elected socialist government of Salvador Allende, led by General Augusto Pinochet. The coup ended civilian rule in Chile and established a military dictatorship that lasted until 1990.

Containment method: Clandestine operations

Nixon’s detente policy/SALT I

3709161 — 2025-05-06 15:35:16 UTC

Nixons Detente Policy was put in place to reduce tensions between United States and Soviet Union, It also set limits on nuclear productivity.

Containment Method : Negotiation

Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

3709161 — 2025-05-06 15:39:27 UTC

One of the major events of the Cold War, the Soviet Union deploying troops to Afghanistan to support a struggling communist government and ultimately led to a protracted and devastating war. Containment type: Proxy war

Reagan’s defense buildup

3709161 — 2025-05-06 15:41:42 UTC

The Reagan administration pursued a policy of rollback with regards to communist regimes. The Reagan Doctrine operationalized these goals as the United States offered financial, logistical, training, and military equipment to anti-communist opposition in Afghanistan, Angola, and Nicaragua.