1917chis to 1920 The Red Scare was a widespread fear of a potential rise of communism or anarchism.
Chinese Civil War
April 1927 to May 1 1950 There was a civil war because of a difference in thinking between the Communist Chinese Communist Party and the Nationalist Kuomintang.
Berlin Airlift
June 24 1948 to May 1949 The Berlin Airlift could be called the first battle of the Cold War. It was when western countries delivered all the needed food and supplies to the city of Berlin even though all of the routes were blocked by the Soviet Union.
Korean War
June 25 1950 to July 27 1953 This war happen because North Korean invaded South Korean. Neither side actually won the Korean War. The war goes on to this day, since they never signed a peace treaty.
Vietnam War
November 1 1955 to April 30 1975 By the end the war the United States won almost all of its battles against the Vietnam.The causes of the Vietnam War revolve around the simple belief held by America that communism was threatening to expand all over south-east Asia.
Suez Crisis
October 29 1956 to March 1957 International crisis in the Middle East. When the Egyptian president , Gamal Nasser, nationalized the Suez Canal. Britain and France feared that Nasser might close the canal and cut off shipments flowing from the Persian Gulf to western Europe.
Bay of Pigs
April 17 1961 to April 19 1961 The Bay of Pigs is an inlet of the Gulf of Cazones located on the southern coast of Cuba. The United States sent trained Cuban exiles to Cuba to try and overthrow Fidel Castro's government.
Berlin Wall
August 13 1961 to Novembre 9 1989 The Berlin Wall was built by the communist government of East Berlin in 1961. The wall separated East Berlin and West Berlin. the Berlin Wall greatly affected the lives of civilians in East and West Germany.
Cuban Missle Crisis
October 16 1962 to October 28 1962 This crisis was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union. It may have been the moment when the Cold War came closest to a nuclear war between the US and Soviet Union.
Yom Kippur War
October 6 1973 to October 24 1973 The war happen because it started on the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, the Day of Atonement. Egypt and Syria were victories when Israel was attack and was on the verge of defeat.
Soviet Afghunistan War
Dec 25, 1979 – Feb 15, 1989 Small Maoist groups, fought a guerrilla war against the Soviet Army. The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan government for over 9 years.
Collapse of the Soviet
December 26 1991 The collapse of the Soviet lead into 15 independent countrys. President Mikhail Gorbachev, the eighth and final leader of the USSR was the reason the Soviet Union fall.