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Berlin Airlift
Soviet forces blockaded railroads, roads,and access to water to allied controlled areas of Berlin -
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NATO
NATO is an alliance founded after WWll, to keep peace -
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Korean War
The Korean war was fought between North and South Korea, North Korea invaded South Korea -
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Creationof Warsaw Pact
Soviet Union formed an alliance as a counterbalance to NATO, and to safeguard the security of its member states -
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Vietnam War
The war was long and expansive, with conflict that pitted the communist government of the NOrth Vietnam against South Vietnam and the US as it’s ally -
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Sputnik
Sputnik was the 1st artificial Earth satellite launched by the soviet union, it weighed 184 lbs. It began the space race, it circled around earth every 96 min, remained in orbit till jan. 4, 1958 -
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Berlin Wall Construction
The commnist government of East Germany began to build a barbed wire and concrete wall to keep western assist from entering East Germany -
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Cuban Missiles Crisis
A direct and dangerous confrontation between USA and Soviet Union, when two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict -
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Moon Landing
Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” became the first humans to ever to land on the moon, 6 ½ hours after take off Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. -
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Destruction of Berlin Wall
cold war was thaing across eatern europe so the spokesman for east berlin communisy party said citizens of the GDR were free to cross the country’s borders