what were the major events in the development of the cold war?
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['berlin airlift. In June 1948 the U.S. and Britain announced a proposal for establishing a new currency, the Deutschmark, into West Berlin. ... ', 'u-2 incident. ... ', 'cuban missile crisis. ... ', 'vietnam war. ... ', 'Soviet Afghan war. ... ', 'korean war. ... ', 'sputnik crisis. ... ', 'non-proliferation treaty.']
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During the Cuban Missile Crisis, leaders of the U.S. and the Soviet Union engaged in a tense, 13-day political and military standoff in October 1962 over the installation of nuclear-armed Soviet missiles on Cuba, just 90 miles from U.S. shores. In a TV address on October 22, 1962, President John F.
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In 1962 the Soviet Union began to secretly install missiles in Cuba to launch attacks on U.S. cities. The confrontation that followed, known as the Cuban missile crisis, brought the two superpowers to the brink of war before an agreement was reached to withdraw the missiles.
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The Cuban Missile Crisis, October 1962. The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 was a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War and was the moment when the two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict.
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In general, historians have identified several different causes of the Vietnam War, including: the spread of communism during the Cold War, American containment, and European imperialism in Vietnam.
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['1 Conservative shift in politics.', '2 1980 presidential election.', '3 Administration.', '4 Judicial appointments.', '5 Assassination attempt.', '6 Domestic affairs. 6.1 "Reaganomics" and taxation. 6.1.1 Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981. ... ', '7 Foreign affairs. 7.1 Escalation of the Cold War. 7.2 Reagan Doctrine. ... ', '8 Age and health.']
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The Soviets responded with yet another launch, and the space race continued. The success of Sputnik had a major impact on the Cold War and the United States. Fear that they had fallen behind led U.S. policymakers to accelerate space and weapons programs.
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['The Battle of Vimy Ridge April 9, 1917: ... ', 'Universal health care: ... ', 'Discovery of Insulin, 1922: ... ', 'Confederation, 1867: ... ', 'Terry Fox, 1980: ... ', "Women's suffrage: ... ", 'Second World War: ... ', "2002 women's hockey gold:"]
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["Soviet zone and the Allies' rights of access to Berlin. ... ", 'Focus on Berlin and the elections of 1946. ... ', 'Moves towards a West German state. ... ', 'April Crisis and the Little Air Lift. ... ', 'Currency crisis.']
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The Cuban missile crisis stands as a singular event during the Cold War and strengthened Kennedy's image domestically and internationally. It also may have helped mitigate negative world opinion regarding the failed Bay of Pigs invasion. Two other important results of the crisis came in unique forms.
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[" Dec. 1135. England's King Henry I died. ... ", " Dec. 1697. Sir Christopher Wren's St Paul's Cathedral is opened in London.", ' Dec. 1989. The Cold War ended after 52 years of superpower rivalry. ... ', ' Dec. 1872. ... ', ' Dec. 1905. ... ', ' Dec. 1921. ... ', ' Dec. 1783. ... ', ' Dec. 1980.']
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The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 was a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War and was the moment when the two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict.
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Cold War. The Cold War was the tense relationship between the United States (and its allies), and the Soviet Union (the USSR and its allies) between the end of World War II and the fall of the Soviet Union. It is called the "Cold" War because the US and the USSR never actually fought each other directly.
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To better understand the ideological conflict of the Cold War it is first important to understand the main principles of capitalism, communism, democracy and dictatorship. During the Cold War, the United States was based upon capitalism and democracy while the Soviet Union was based upon communism and dictatorship.
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['Warsaw Pact Members—The Warsaw Pact included the Soviet Union, Romania, Poland, Hungary, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, and Albania. ... ', 'The Soviet Union dominated Central and Eastern Europe during the Cold War.']
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The Cuban missile crisis was serious enough to force the United States to put Strategic Air Command at Defcon 2, the only time that happened during the Cold War. That made sense at the time, because it seemed that any clash between U.S. and Soviet forces in Cuba would escalate into a nuclear exchange very quickly.
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['Formation of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. ... ', 'USA -- Lincoln Memorial Dedicated. ... ', 'UK --- Center Court Wimbledon. ... ', 'Germany -- Nosferatu Premieres. ... ', 'Ireland -- Civil War Begins. ... ', "United States -- Reader's Digest Created. ... ", 'UK --- British Broadcasting Company.']