America and communism

Cold War

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    Berlin Airlift

    The United States began a massive airlift of food,water, and medicine to the citizens of the besieged cities.
  • Creation of NATO

    Creation of NATO
    An intergovernmental military alliance between several North American and European states.
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    Korean War

    The Korean conflict fought in the early 1950s
  • Creation of Warsaw Pact

    Creation of Warsaw Pact
    The Soviet Union and its affiliated Communist nations in Eastern Europe founded a rival alliance.
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    Vietnam War

    Also known as the Second Indochina War.
    it was between the communist governed of North Vietnam
  • Sputnik

    Sputnik
    The Soviet Union put the first artificial satellite into the Earth’s orbit.
  • Construction of Berlin Wall

    Construction of Berlin Wall
    East German authorities built a wall that totally encircled west Berlin.
  • Cuban Missle Crisis

    Cuban Missle Crisis
    A direct confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United states which occurred during the cold war. This confrontation was a lot of discommunication and secret agencies.
  • Moon Landing

    Moon Landing
    On this day Neil Armstrong was the first man to step foot on the moon.
  • Destruction Of Berlin Wall

    Destruction Of Berlin Wall
    When the East Berlin's communist party announced a change in his cities relations with the west, starting at midnight he said citizens of the GDR were free to cross the countries borders.