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Creation of NATO
North Atlantic Treaty org. Provided collective security against the Soviet Union -
Berlin Airlift
Truman sent an airlift of supplies into west berlin -
Creation of Warsaw Pact
The Soviet Union and seven of its European satellites sign a treaty, a mutual defense organization -
Sputnik
Soviet Union launched the first satellite into space -
Construction of Berlin Wall
Denied refugees from leaving east germany -
Cuban Missile Crisis
America deployed missiles in Italy and Turkey. In response the Soviet Union placed missiles in Cuba -
Moon landing
Apollo 11, Neil Armstrong landed on the moon -
Destruction of Berlin Wall
East Germany allowed that all GDR citizens could visit West Germany
