One of the earliest "hot spots" in the cold war was in the European city of Berlin.
After World War II, the city was divided between the United States, Soviet union, France and Great Britain.
From 1948 to 1949 the city was blockaded by the Soviets, leading to the Berlin Air Lift.
In the US and it's our eyes provided their areas with food and supplies to outlast the blockade, their efforts were Successful.
But in August 1961, communist forces constructed the Berlin Wall circle the Western, US influence part of the city.
it would become THE symbol of the cold war in Europe until November of 1989 the Caribbean also was and important call war hotspot.
In April of 1961, the United States launched the Bay of Pigs invasion.
Over 1,400 Cuban exiles attempted to overthrow the communist government led by Fidel Castro, but were unsuccessful in October of the following year.
The Cuban Missile Crisis led to a showdown between the US and Soviet Union and Nuclear war was narrowly averted when the nuclear weapons were withdrawn.
From the mid-1950s to the mid 1970s, the United States also attempted to prevent the spread of communism in Vietnam.
Northern forces led by Chi Minh attempted to unify the southern part of the country under a communist government.
The United States efforts included over 500,000 troops at one point proved unsuccessful.
The US withdrew its last troops from the southern part of the country in March of 1973.
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