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Berlin Airlift
At the end of the WW2, U.S., British, and Soviet military forces divided and occupied Germany. Berlin was located far inside Soviet-controlled eastern Germany. Also divided into occupation zones. -
Creation of NATO
The NATO was created in 1949 by the U.S., Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union. -
Creation of Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact, so named because the treaty was signed in Warsaw. Warsaw (treaty) was a Soviet-led political and military alliance intended to harness of Eastern Europe during the Cold War. -
Sputnik
Sputnik was launched to correspond with the
international geophysical year. Sputnik was some 10 times the size of the first planned U.S.
satellite, which was not scheduled to be launched until the next year. It was a 58 cm diameter polished metal sphere. -
Construction of Berlin Wall
Sullen East German workers, a few tears, constructed the first segments of the Berlin Wall as East German troops stood guarding them with machine guns. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the October Crisis, the Caribbean Crisis, or the Missile Scare, was a 13-day confrontation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. -
Moon landing
A moon landing is the arrival of a spacecraft on the surface of the Moon. Even there’s manned and unmanned missions. -
Destruction of Berlin Wall
the Berlin Wall was a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989.
