The Cold War saw periods of both heightened tension and relative calm. International crises arose, such as the Berlin Blockade (1948–1949), the Korean War (1950–1953), the Berlin Crisis of 1961, the Vietnam War (1959–1975), the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962), the Soviet war in Afghanistan (1979–1989) and NATO exercises in November 1983. There were also periods of reduced tension as both sides sought détente. Direct military attacks on adversaries were deterred by the potential for mutual assured destruction using deliverable nuclear weapons. In the Cold War era, the Generation of Love and the rise of computers changed society in very different, complex ways, including higher social and local mobility. COUNT 5
QSN1 Through what time period did the Berlin Blockade  last? ANS1 1948–1949 QSN2 What types of periods did the cold war see? ANS2 heightened tension and relative calm. QSN3 Through what time period did the Korean War last? ANS3 1950–1953) QSN4 Through what time period did the Vietnam war last? ANS4 1959–1975 QSN5 When did the Cuban Missile crisis happen? ANS5 1962