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(North Atlantic Treaty Organization) created by U.S., Canada and some western European counties.
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USSR forced to lift blockade because of U.S./Britain Airlift.
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a political and military alliance established between the USSR and several Eastern European countries.
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Soviet Union launched world's first satellite.
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Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first two people on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong.
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Thousands of East Germs fled to the West and the East government in response built a wall that encircled West Berlin.
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deployment of nuclear missiles in Cuba (war)
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Eastern German government said their citizens could visit the West.
