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Created by anett01 on Apr 12, 2011

Last updated: 04/17/11 at 09:54 PM

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  Apr 12, 2011 1:30 PM

• Malta Summit
  Dec 3, 1989

  It was a meeting between the George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev. They declared that the war was over.
  http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB298/Document%2010.pdf

• Chernobyl disaster
  Apr 26, 1986

  It is considered the worst nuclear power plant accident ever. It sent large amounts of radioactive stuff into the atmosphere in Ukrain
  http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/chernobyl/inf07.html

• Falklands War
  Apr 2, 1982

  A war fought between Argentina and the UK. It was a small war and it wasn't an official war.
  http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0614.html

• Mirical on Ice
  Jul 1, 1980

  The US hockey team defeats the Soviet team in the semi finals of the winter Olympics.
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_on_Ice

• Ogaden War
  Jul 1, 1977

  A war fought between Samalia and Ethiopia. The US was allied with Somalia and the Soviets were allied with Ethiopia. The war ended with a truce.
  http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/somalia3.htm

• Cuba Missile Crisis
  Oct 1962

  The US found out that Cuba was bringing in medium size missles. We needed Cuba to get rid of the missles without starting a war. We set up a blockade which stoped the Soviets.
  http://www.hpol.org/jfk/cuban/

• Berlin Wall
  Aug 13, 1961

  It split Berlin in half. It divided the American side and the Soviet side. The Berlin Wall was kind of a symbal for the Cold War
  http://history1900s.about.com/od/coldwa1/a/berlinwall.htm

• Bay of Pigs invasion
  Apr 1961

  Failed attempt by the CIA to invade Cuba.
  http://library.thinkquest.org/11046/days/bay_of_pigs.html

• U-2 Incident
  May 1, 1960

  An American sky plane was shot down by the Soviets. The Americans said that it was a weather plane. The Soviets had the piolt in prision and parts of the plane were intact.
  http://americanhistory.about.com/od/coldwar/a/gary_powers.htm

• Sputnik 1
  Oct 4, 1957

  The first man made object that revolved around the earth. The Soviets were the makers of Sputnik.
  http://www.mentallandscape.com/S_Sputnik1.htm

• Hungarian Uprising
  Nov 15, 1956

  It was a revolt in Hungry. Many protesters started fighting the Soviet military. They tore down the statue of Joesph Stalin.
  http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/hungarian_uprising_1956.htm

• Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed
  1953

  The Rosenberg's are executed for conspiracy of being Communists. We thought that they were passing information of the atomic bomb.
  http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Julius_and_Ethel_Rosenberg

• Korean War
  Jun 25, 1950

  A war faught by the Republic of Korea and North Korea. The war stradegy was similar to WW1. The UN helped the Republic of Korea and China helped North Korea.
  http://www.korean-war.com/

• Berlin Airlift
  Jun 24, 1948

  The Soviets blocked the train tracks that led to West Berlin. The people needed food and suplies. The US flew in the suplies.
  http://www.britains-smallwars.com/Cold-war/Berlin-Airlift.htm

• Truman signs the Marshall Plan
  Apr 3, 1948

  The Marshall plan said that the US would help rebuild countries in Europe that were greatly affected by WW2.
  http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/marshall_plan/