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Berlin Airlift
the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control -
creation of NATO
The Washington Treaty – or North Atlantic Treaty – forms the basis of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization – or NATO. -
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Korean War
North Korea invaded South Korea following clashes along the border and rebellions in South Korea -
Creation of Warsaw Pact
The official aims of the Warsaw Pact were to safeguard the security of its member states and to increase military cooperation amongst its members -
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. -
Sputnik
first artificial Earth satellite -
construction of Berlin wall
the Communist government of the German Democratic Republic began to build a barbed wire and concrete “Antifascistischer Schutzwall,” or “antifascist bulwark,” between East and West Berlin -
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Cuban missile crisis
a 35-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet union at Cuba -
moon landing
Apollo 11 was the first crewed mission to land on the Moon -
Destruction of Berlin Wall
pivotal event in world history which marked the falling of the Iron Curtain and one of the series of events that started the fall of communism in Eastern and Central Europe