Checkpoint Charlie, 1947
Tanks face off at Checkpoint Charlie, the best-known Berlin Wall crossing point between the East and the West during the Cold War. Checkpoint Charlie became a symbol of the Cold War, representing the East and the West.
Hungarian Revolution, 1956
The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 was a populist uprising against the Soviet forces. The revolution was overpowered and Soviet forces were reinstated in an even more brutal manner. Khrushchev's refusal to negotiate with the rebels was the cause of controversy. His use of violence considered a gross miscarriage of authority by previously sympathetic observers.