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1 Cold War and the Modern World
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2 Korean War (1950-1953) U.S. intervenes to keep communism out of Korea
Korean War – North Korea invades South Korea U.S. intervenes to keep communism out of Korea no side “won” w/ North Korea (Communist) & South Korea (Democratic)

3 European Union (1957) European Union – formed to unite trade, economics and laws of many European nations most use is the Euro ( € ) as currency

4 Berlin Wall (1961) Berlin Wall constructed by Soviets
Divided East & West Germany to stop massive migration from East to West

5 Cuban Missile Crisis Cuban Missile Crisis – Cuba allows Soviets to put nuclear missiles in their country U.S. threatens war, forces Soviets to remove them domino theory – communism spreads to surrounding nations

6 Vietnam War Vietnam War – to keep Vietnam from falling to communism, U.S. sends thousands of troops to Vietnam Operation Rolling Thunder- massive bombing of Vietnam, fails to stop Communist North 1975 Vietnam becomes communist

7 OPEC OPEC Oil Crisis – to protest those who supported Israel in Yom Kipper War, OPEC bans oil to Israel’s supporters (U.S. and other western democracies) oil prices world-wide increase

8 End of the Soviet Union After years of economic turmoil, Soviet begins to collapse 1989 – Berlin wall comes down 1990 – Germany united into one country 1991 – Soviet Union collapses

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