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Grade 11: Key Crises of the Cold War Diagram
The Cold War (1947–1991) was a protracted ideological, political, and military struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union, two superpowers whose competing goals—American containment of communism versus Soviet expansion of communist ideology—ignited a series of crises that reshaped global politics. The first major confrontation was the Berlin Blockade (1948–1949), when the USSR cut off all land access to West Berlin, hoping to force the Western allies out. The U.S. and Britain responded with the Berlin Airlift, delivering over two million tons of supplies for nearly a year, forcing the Soviets to lift the blockade and cementing the division of Germany. Soon after, the Korean War (1950–1953) became the first full-blown proxy war: communist North Korea, backed by China and the USSR, invaded South Korea. A U.S.-led UN coalition intervened, and after three brutal years, the war ended in an armistice, leaving Korea divided at the 38th parallel—a lasting symbol of Cold War stalemate. The most dangerous nuclear flashpoint arrived during the Cuban Missile Crisis (October 1962). U.S. reconnaissance discovered Soviet ballistic missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from Florida. For thirteen days, the world teetered on the edge of nuclear war as President John F. Kennedy imposed a naval quarantine and negotiated with Premier Nikita Khrushchev. The crisis ended with a secret deal: the USSR removed its missiles in exchange for a U.S. pledge not to invade Cuba and the covert withdrawal of American missiles from Turkey. The Vietnam War (1955–1975) further exemplified superpower rivalry, with the U.S. supporting South Vietnam against the communist North, which received substantial aid from the USSR and China. Despite massive American military commitment, the fall of Saigon in 1975 marked a major defeat for containment. Meanwhile, the Prague Spring of 1968—a brief period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia—was crushed by a Warsaw Pact invasion, demonstrating the USSR
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