The Berlin wall was torn down November 9 1986. The wall was made so people couldn't get in, or out. of Berlin, and for the most part, it worked for the USSR, only about 5,000 people got away, but 139 people died trying to move out of communism. The whole point was to ice out Americans. There was also the Check Point Charlie. It was a way for foreigners to get in and out. this would be the place most people got out.
Berlin Block aid
The Berlin Block aid started June 24 1948 and ended May 12 1949. The blockade was an attempt to make Americans not want to come in and out of Berlin. This effected the people by hurting them. It was now very difficult to get necessary supply's.
only about 5000 people got out of West Berlin
Satellite Sate
Satellite states where states that were forced into communism, That was the USSR's goal, make as many country's communist instead of democracy's. What would happen is, a dictator and some troops would come and tell them they could come easy and they would be better off.
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crises was the closest America and the USSR would come to nuclear war. October of 1962. The USSR had put missiles in Cuba, very close to American Soil. This made many people very uneasy, and America replied with more missiles.
Space Race
The USSR put the 1st satellite in space, this made it so they could see farther than just using a telescope. Another thing that the USSR accomplished would be to put the first probe in space, this would make it so they would know whats on space