Cold War timeline

By davia.s06
  • Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift

    This happened when the Soviet Union blockaded rail, road and water access to the allied power controlled parts of berlin. The allied forces responded by airlifting food and supplies to the blockaded parts of berlin.
  • Sputnik

    Sputnik

    Sputnik was the first satellite launched into the earth's orbit by the soviet union. This satellite stayed in orbit for three weeks until its batteries ran out.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis

    This began as a confrontation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union which soon escalated to international crisis. When deployments of American missiles in Italy and Turkey were matched with similar deployed missiles by the Soviet Union in cuba.