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Berlin air lift
Western allies started a massive airlift to counter the Berlin blockade imposed by the Soviet regime. -
creation of nato
created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union. -
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Korean War
the conflict between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the Republic of Korea (South Korea) -
creation of warsaw pact
The Warsaw Pact was created in reaction to the integration of West Germany into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) -
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Vietnam War
a long conflict in Southeast Asia. -
sputnik
a basketball-sized satellite that became the first manmade object to orbit the Earth -
construction of berlin wall
The Berlin Wall was a barrier that divided Germany from 1961 to 1989 -
cuban missile crisis
a major confrontation in 1962 that brought the United States and the Soviet Union close to war over the presence of Soviet nuclear-armed ballistic missiles in Cuba. -
Moon Landing
first person to ever step foot on the moon