Red Scare (1917)
The Red Scare was a threat by the communists for the US during the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States, which intensified late 1940 and early 1950s.
Chinese Civil War (Apr 1927 - May 1, 1950)
The Chinese Civil War was a civil war in China fought between the Kuomintang (KMT) which was the lead government of the Republic of China and the Communist Party of China.
Berlin Airlift/Berlin Blockade (June 24, 1948 - May 12, 1949)
The Berlin Airlift or the Berlin Blockade was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. The Western Allies organised the Berlin Airlift to carry supplies to the people of West Berlin but become a difficult feat because of the size of the city's population. The Americans and British then began a joint operation in support of the entire city. On May 12, 1949, The blockade was lifted and West Berlin remains under the control of the Western Allies
Korean War (June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953)
The Korean War was a war between North Korea and South Korea. The war began on June 25, 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea at the end of World War II, the Soviet Union and the United States liberated Korea from imperial Japanese colonial control on Aug 15, 1945.
Vietnam War (Nov 1, 1955 - April 30, 1975)
The Vietnam War was a conflict in Vietnam from Nov 1, 1955 to the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975. The war took place in both North and South of Vietnam as well as Cambodia, Laos, The South China Sea, and The Gulf of Thailand.
Suez Crisis (Oct 29, 1956)
The Suez Crisis was an Invasion of Egypt by Israel and then followed by the United Kingdom and France. The Invasion was to regain western control of the Suez Canal and to remove Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser who had just nationalized the canal.
Berlin Wall (Aug 13, 1961 - Nov 1991)
The Berlin Wall was a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin. The Construction of the Wall was commenced by the German Democratic Republic and the wall cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany including East Berlin
Bay of Pigs (Apr 17, 1961)
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was the failed landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba by Cuban exiles opposed to Fidel Castro's Cuban Revolution. The result of the invasion was a Decisive Cuban Victory.
Cuban Missile Crisis (Oct 16, 1962 - Oct 28, 1962)
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13 day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union initiated by the American discovery of Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba.
Yom Kippur War (Oct 6, 1973)
The Yom Kippur War was a war fought from Oct 6 to 25 1973 by a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria against Israel.
Soviet Afghanistan War (Dec 25, 1979 - Feb 15, 1989)
The Soviet Afghanistan War was a conflict where groups known as the mujaheddin as well as smaller Maoist groups fought a guerrilla war against the Soviet Army and the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan government for over nine years in the Afghan countryside.
Collapse of the Soviet Union (Dec 26, 1991)
The Collapse of the Soviet Union lead to the conclusion of the Cold War and a succeeded treaty for the USSR.
The Red Scare was a threat by the communists for the US during the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States, which intensified late 1940 and early 1950s.
Chinese Civil War (Apr 1927 - May 1, 1950)
The Chinese Civil War was a civil war in China fought between the Kuomintang (KMT) which was the lead government of the Republic of China and the Communist Party of China.
Berlin Airlift/Berlin Blockade (June 24, 1948 - May 12, 1949)
The Berlin Airlift or the Berlin Blockade was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. The Western Allies organised the Berlin Airlift to carry supplies to the people of West Berlin but become a difficult feat because of the size of the city's population. The Americans and British then began a joint operation in support of the entire city. On May 12, 1949, The blockade was lifted and West Berlin remains under the control of the Western Allies
Korean War (June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953)
The Korean War was a war between North Korea and South Korea. The war began on June 25, 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea at the end of World War II, the Soviet Union and the United States liberated Korea from imperial Japanese colonial control on Aug 15, 1945.
Vietnam War (Nov 1, 1955 - April 30, 1975)
The Vietnam War was a conflict in Vietnam from Nov 1, 1955 to the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975. The war took place in both North and South of Vietnam as well as Cambodia, Laos, The South China Sea, and The Gulf of Thailand.
Suez Crisis (Oct 29, 1956)
The Suez Crisis was an Invasion of Egypt by Israel and then followed by the United Kingdom and France. The Invasion was to regain western control of the Suez Canal and to remove Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser who had just nationalized the canal.
Berlin Wall (Aug 13, 1961 - Nov 1991)
The Berlin Wall was a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin. The Construction of the Wall was commenced by the German Democratic Republic and the wall cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany including East Berlin
Bay of Pigs (Apr 17, 1961)
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was the failed landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba by Cuban exiles opposed to Fidel Castro's Cuban Revolution. The result of the invasion was a Decisive Cuban Victory.
Cuban Missile Crisis (Oct 16, 1962 - Oct 28, 1962)
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13 day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union initiated by the American discovery of Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba.
Yom Kippur War (Oct 6, 1973)
The Yom Kippur War was a war fought from Oct 6 to 25 1973 by a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria against Israel.
Soviet Afghanistan War (Dec 25, 1979 - Feb 15, 1989)
The Soviet Afghanistan War was a conflict where groups known as the mujaheddin as well as smaller Maoist groups fought a guerrilla war against the Soviet Army and the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan government for over nine years in the Afghan countryside.
Collapse of the Soviet Union (Dec 26, 1991)
The Collapse of the Soviet Union lead to the conclusion of the Cold War and a succeeded treaty for the USSR.