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One of the first major international crises of the Cold War.Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control.
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Created by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union.
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War between North Korea and South Korea.North Korea invaded South Korea following a series of clashes along the border.
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Was created in reaction to the integration of West Germany. Considered to have been motivated by Soviet desires to maintain control over military forces in Central and Eastern Europe.
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Also Known as the second indochina war, and in vietnam as the resistance war against america or simply the american war.
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The first artificial satellite. Launched by the soviet Union into an elliptical low earth orbit.
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Guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin.The Wall cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany, including East Berlin.
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A missile scare 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union initiated by the American discovery of Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba.
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More than 40,000 wall sections were recycled and used for German reconstruction projects.
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The first human-made object to touch the Moon was the Soviet Union's Luna 2
