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Berlin Airlift
Instead of causing WW3, Truman ordered a airlift of supplies into West Berlin. -
Creation of NATO
The prospect of Communist expansion prompted the United States and 11 other Western nations to form the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. -
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Korean War
Began when the North Korean Communist army crossed the 38th Parallel and invaded South Korea. -
Creation of Warsaw Pact
A political and military alliance between the Soviet Union and several Eastern European countries. -
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Vietnam War
The capture of Saigon by the North Vietnamese Army in April 1975 marked the end of the war, and North and South Vietnam were reunified the following year. -
Sputnik
The first artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union. -
Construction of The Berlin Wall
West Berlin was a geographical loophole through which thousands of East Germans fled to the democratic West. In response, the Communist East German authorities built a wall that totally encircled West Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The moment when the United States and the Soviet Union came closest to nuclear conflict. -
Moon Landing
The moon landing was when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon and planted the American Flag. -
Destruction of Berlin Wall
East Berlin’s communist party announced starting at midnight that day, citizens of the GDR were free to cross the country's borders.
