Choose an event in the cold war and discuss it

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From 1950 to 1990 the US and Russia were embroiled in a battle for dominance over various world countries. To accomplish their goal both nations used reconnaissance to inform them of their opponents' movements. During the Cold War, tension was high and brinkmanship was evident. The smallest event could have caused the world to fall into a nuclear war. American spy planes had been flying over the Soviet Union taking photographs from 1955 to 1958. The U2 spy planes …

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…people see the shooting down of the U2 spy plane from different perspectives. The truth is history can be seen from many views. History can be interpreted in many different ways depending on how the person interpreting it thinks. This incident could have been something against the United States to some people, but for others it could just prove to what extent the United States would go to protect all the people around the world.