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Korean War
In 1950, the United States and the democratic government of South Korea went to war against North Korea. This was significant proxy conflict during the Cold War, demonstrating the ideological and military struggle between the US and the Soviet Union. It solidified the division of Korea, escalated the arms race, and intensified global tensions.
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Joseph Stalin dies
Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin died and was replaced by Nikita Khrushchev. Stalin's death led to a temporary thaw in Cold War tensions. In 1955, Austria regained its sovereignty and became an independent, neutral nation after the withdrawal of Soviet troops from the country. The next year, Khrushchev denounced Stalin and his policies at the 20th Communist Party conference.
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War (1 November 1955 – 30 April 1975) was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam) and their allies. It intensified the Cold War rivalry, as the US and USSR backed opposing sides, and fueled domestic opposition to the war in the US, impacting foreign policy and military strategy.
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Ghana breaks away from imperial rule
Ghana was the first country in Sub-Saharan Africa to gain independence from European colonization. Ghana became a battleground for influence between the United States and the Soviet Union, who sought to implant their respective ideologies of capitalism and communism in the newly independent nation and the wider African continent.
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion
A failed attempt in April 1961 by CIA-trained Cuban exiles to overthrow Fidel Castro's communist government in Cuba. The invasion launched at the Bay of Pigs on the southern coast of Cuba, was a major foreign policy disaster for the United States. The Bay of Pigs invasion significantly impacted the Cold War by escalating tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union and ultimately leading to the Cuban Missile Crisis
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https://www.ducksters.com/history/cold_war/bay_of_pigs.php
