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The
Cold War Affected Much of Our Lives From 1947 until the Fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 |
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The
Partition of Germany in 1945 |
In
1948 access to West Berlin was cut off by the USSR The US responded with airlifted supplies |
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There
are many books describing this period of history |
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Both
sides used many
different techniques to acquire intelligence |
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The
U2 Spy Plane was very famous for its aerial photography Gary Powers was shot down creating an international incident in 1960 |
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Satellites
were used to drop camera film after the incident |
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Joe
used one of these light tables 1979-1981 |
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Khrushchev
made their plans clear at the UN |
Both
sides had nuclear armed bombers and missles on alert |
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The
Cuban Missile Crisis - October 1962 |
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Tools
and Targets of the Trade |
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The
US won the Cold War Race to the Moon |
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The Cutural Cold War |
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A Disinformation
Operation during the Cold War |
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Unintended
Consequence of Vietnam War |
Star
Wars Project |
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Dissent
from Within the Warsaw Pact |
Gorbachev
had initiated Glasnost |
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The USSR Dissolves |
The 1992 Olympics
featured participation by independent countries of the former USSR |
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