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The Soviet Union blockaded railroad and water access to Berlin. Berlin was forced to use aircraft as a transportation device for food and water. For a year American planes sustained over 2 million civilians with food and water. -
An alliance between the U.S., Canada, and Western European nations. Security against the Soviet Union. Deterred the Soviet Union's expansionism. -
A counterbalance to the NATO organization by the Soviet Union. Gave power to the Soviet Union by other countries involved. Headquarters were established in Moscow. -
The World’s first satellite. Launched by the Soviet Union. The fact that the Soviet Union figured out how to use technology like this spooked Americans. -
Barbed wire between East and West Berlin. Made to keep civilians from escaping Soviet-controlled land. -
The Soviet Union threatened to send missiles to America. The Soviet Union used Cuba to get closer to the Americas. The closest time the U.S. and the Soviet Union came to using nuclear bombs. -
Two American astronauts landed on the moon. A counter to the Soviet Union’s first human-made object to touch the moon. First crewed mission. -
Destroyed by protests in East Germany. Destruction of the Iron Curtain. Started the fall of communism.