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Soviet forces blocked railways, roads, and water access to areas controlled by allies in Berlin. So the US and UK airlifted foods etc to the people. -
A group of countries formed to keep peace and security in the world by all agreeing to help one another. -
North and South Korea went to war after North Korea invaded South Korea -
A Pact made to safeguard the members and increase military security -
Communist North Vietnam battles the Viet Cong along with the United States in an effort to take over one another -
Russia launched the first artificial satellite into space -
A wall constructed by the Soviet Union to separate Germany, US had the West Side and Soviet Union had the East -
A direct confrontation between the US and Soviet Union that soon became an international crisis. The US had missiles planted in Italy and Turkey, so the Soviet Union planted similar missiles in Cuba -
Soviet Union landed Luna 2 on the moon, the US landed the first crewed moon landing -
This was marked as the end of the Cold War, East Berlin communist party said people are free to pass over the wall. People began to destroy it and reunite with their families