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created by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union. 4
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Western allies started a massive airlift to counter the Berlin blockade imposed by the Soviet regime.
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Northern Korean People's Army invaded South Korea in a coordinated general attack at several strategic points along the 38th parallel, the line dividing communist North Korea from the non-communist Republic
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a collective defence treaty established by the Soviet Union and seven other Soviet satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe.
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a long, costly, and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States
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the first manmade satellite to orbit the Earth. People felt protected by the advanced technology.
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Five days after half a million people gathered in East Berlin in a mass protest, the Berlin Wall dividing communist East Germany from West Germany crumbled. -
a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
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After four days traveling to the Moon, the Lunar Module Eagle, carrying Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon.
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brought about by political reforms inside the Soviet bloc, escalating pressure from the people of eastern Europe and ultimately, confusion over an East German directive to open the border.
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