5 facts

• The Bay of pigs was a failed attempt by the United States to overthrow the Cuban Government.
• The Space Race was a competition between the United States and the Soviet Union over who could conquer space exploration first.
• The Cold War ended in 1991.
• The Soviet Union fell apart and broke into many separate nations with Russia being the largest.
• The Korean War and the Vietnam War are two examples of what is known as proxy Wars during this time.