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Which US agency gathers foreign intelligence and runs overseas covert operations?
The CIA collects foreign intelligence and runs covert operations abroad, while the FBI handles domestic counterintelligence.
Which secret police agency spied on roughly one in fifty East German citizens?
The Stasi ran up to 180,000 informants, making East Germany one of the most heavily surveilled states of the Cold War.
Which fighters made up the invasion force that landed at Cuba's Bay of Pigs?
Brigade 2506, about 1,400 Cuban exiles trained by the CIA, landed in April 1961 and the invasion collapsed within days.
Which American spy plane did Soviet forces shoot down over Russia in 1960?
CIA pilot Francis Gary Powers survived the shootdown, stood trial in Moscow, and was swapped for a Soviet spy in 1962.