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Built by East Germany in 1961 to stop people from escaping to West Berlin. It became symbol of the Cold War

Berlin Wall

A 1962 conflict in which the Soviet Union placed nuclear missile in Cuba, bringing the U.S. and USSR close to nuclear war

Cuban Misslie Crisis

A failed U.S. backed invasion of Cuba in 1961 that attempted to overthrow Fidel Casto

Bay of Pigs

The competition between the U.S. and USSR to build larger and more powerful nuclear weapons

Nuclear Arms Race

A Cold War conflict in which the Soviet Union blocked West Berlin, leading the U.S. and its allies to fly supplies into the city during the Berlin Airlift

Berlin Crisis