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one of the first major international crises of the cold war
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the soviet unio and its affilated communist nations in eastern europe founded a rival alliance
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communist expansion that promoted the US and 11 other states
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the soviet union launched it into orbit
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first landing on the moon (Soviet union)
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was guarded concerte barrier that physically and ideologically divided berlin
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wall made of concrete and seperated the eastern and western sides berlin
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was a 13 day confrontation between the US and the Soviet union concerning america