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Berlin Airlift
Soviets blockaded allied supplies from getting into allied territories so the U.S. and UK airlifted the supplies through the blockade -
Creation of NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created between 29 North American and European countries to protect each other against the Communist Soviet Union. -
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Korean War
A war between North and South Korea when North Korea invaded South Korea following a series of clashes along the border. -
Creation of Warsaw pact
Created in reaction to the integration of West Germany into NATO -
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Vietnam War
A conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia over Northern communist Vietnam and Southern Vietnam -
Launch of Sputnik
The USSR launched earths very first artificial satellite. -
Construction of Berlin wall
The Berlin Wall was constructed to divide Democratic West Berlin from Communist East Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A 13 day confrontation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union which was started when the U.S. discovered Soviet ballistic missiles in Cuba. -
Moon landing
The United States Apollo 11 landed on the moon, marking the first successful human expedition to the moon and the first time man walked on the moon. -
Destruction of the berlin wall
The destruction of the Berlin Wall paved the way for the German reunification.
