There are a great many candidates for that moment, but I'd like to nominate one line from one speech.
"Mister Gorbachev, oepn this gate. Mister Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
President Ronald Reagan, speaking at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin on June 12, 1981.
It was alled the cold war because it wasn't an actual war. Compared to a "hot" war (a standard war with actual conflict/battles) this "war" was "cold" because there wasn't any fighting. It was a world wide rivalry between the Soviet Union and the United States, but there wasn't any actual fighting
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The Space Race And The Arms Race
The two major players in the Cold War were the US and the Soviet Union. These two nations did not have battles or real wars during the Cold War years. Other conflicts among smaller communist nations, and a large one, China, were related to the Cold War. Wars in Korea and Vietnam can be considered wars with roots in the Cold War.
Naval Forces in support of military operations in Panama and Grenada.
Naval Forces in support of military operations in Panama and Grenada.
Naval Forces in support of military operations in Panama and Grenada.
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a stand-off between America and Russia. Faced with an ultimatum from the Americans, the Russians turned away and headed back to Russia.
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a stand-off between America and Russia. Faced with an ultimatum from the Americans, the Russians turned away and headed back to Russia.
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The Berlin Wall was a symbol of the Cold War
The free world won the cold war.
The Korean war was the first hot war in the cold war.
No, the Cold War is considered to have ended in 1991.
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