Cold war

By Shortstuff0408

  • Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift
    Soviet forces blockade rail, road, and water access to Allied controlled areas of Berlin, U.S. and the UK then airlifted supplies.

  • Creation of NATO

    Creation of NATO
    An organization created by the U.S., Canada and several other western European nations.

  • Creation of Warsaw Pact

    Creation of Warsaw Pact
    The Soviet Union formed an alliance that included Albania, Poland, Romana, Hungary, East Germany, Czechoslavakiat, Bulgaria

  • Sputnik

    Sputnik
    First artificial Earth satellite. Launched by the Soviet Union, orbited for 3 weeks.

  • Construction of Berlin Wall

    Construction of Berlin Wall
    Constructed to divide democracy in the west and communism in the east.

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    The 13-day confrontation between USSR and the U.S. closest the 2 superpowers come to war during the cold war.

  • Moon Landing

    Moon Landing
    The U.S. landed the first man, Neil Armstrong, on the moon.

  • Destruction of Berlin Wall

    Destruction of Berlin Wall
    The destruction was a symbol of the Cold War and the Iron Curtain.