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Berlin Airlift
when Soviet forces blockaded rail, road, and water access to Allied-controlled areas of Berlin -
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berlin airlift
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Creation of NATO
Formed in 1949 with the signing of the Washington Treaty, NATO is a security alliance of 30 countries from North America and Europe. -
Korean War
The Korean War was fought between North Korea and South Korea -
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Korean war
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Creation of Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact was a collective defense treaty established by the Soviet Union and seven other Soviet satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a long, costly and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam -
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vietnam war
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Construction of Berlin Wall
the Communist government of East Germany began to build a barbed wire and concrete wall -
Cuban Missile Crisis
a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War and was the moment when the two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict. -
Moon landing
two American astronauts landed on the moon and became the first humans to walk on the lunar surface. -
Destruction of Berlin Wall
Starting at midnight that day, he said, citizens of the GDR were free to cross the country's borders