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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed by the US and western Europe to combat the USSR.
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Stalin blockaded supplies to east Berlin so the west flew supplies in to save the city.
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North became communist, South became capitalist, the UN formed a coalition to stop North Korea but came to a stalemate after China got involved.
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When Vietnam split into Capitalist and Communist sides, the US chose to support the south.
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As a response to NATO, the Soviet Union created the Warsaw Pact with eastern Europe.
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First satellite ever launched by the soviet union which caused tension between the United States and the Soviet Union.
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Nikita Khrushchev constructed it after East Berliners started defecting to the west.
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The Soviet Union deployed missiles in Cuba. Days later both sides came to a deal and avoided nuclear war.
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Neil Armstrong landed on the moon for the United States.
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Under the premiership of Gorbachev, East Berliners tore down the berlin wall.
