Modern American history: cold war

The Cold War was a conflict between the USA (the Free World) and the USSR (the Communist World) in which the two sides supported lands in wars, made diplomatic clashes, and competed in every arena of modern life.

Select THREE of these events/laws and describe WHY they were important in the Cold War.

-THE BERLIN AIRLIFT      

-THE KOREAN WAR     

-BAY of PIGS

 -The CUBAN MISSILE BLOCKADE   
-The U-2 CRISIS    

 -SPUTNIK