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Berlin Airlift
First major international crisis of the Cold War. Western allies organized the Berlin Airlift. -
Creation of NATO
Alliance with North America and Europe against Soviet Union -
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Korean War
War between the North and South Korea. United States joined South Korea. (U.S. and South Korea won.) -
Creation of Warsaw Pact
The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe established an alliance.(Poland, Hungary) -
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Vietnam War
Fighting to stop communism. (U.S. won) -
Sputnik
First artificial Earths satellite. Soviet Union launched it into an elliptical low earth orbit. -
Construction of Berlin Wall
Germany built a wall around Berlin to protect it from invaders. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Americas deployment in Italy and Turkey, USSR deployment in Cuba. -
Moon landing
U.S. sent man to walk on the moon. -
Destruction of Berlin Wall
Germany knocked down the Berlin Wall.
