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This was a military operation to give West Berlin food. They did these operations by using air and planes. This was because the ways into Berlin were blockaded. -
This was the first peacetime military alliance by the U.S. NATO was shortly founded right after World War 2 finished. It is a North Atlantic Treaty organization. -
This was a defense organization that put the Soviets in command. They were in command of armed forces of the member states. This was made incase any of the members were attacked from the outside. -
The Soviet Unions first successful artificial satellite. They launched 2 more satellites shortly after the first one. Put the U.S in a panic thinking they were falling behind. -
This was made going by East and West Germany. It was made to prevent the population from escaping the Soviet. This wall was made right after World War 2. -
The Soviet started putting missiles in Cuba to launch attacks on U.S cities. The closest the U.S and Soviet Union have been to nuclear conflict. They didn´t launch missles because U.S agreed to not attack Cuba -
One of the greatest moments in Human history. The first time anyone has left our planet to go to another ¨object¨ orbiting the Earth. This was accomplished by Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin. -
This wall was opened because of anti-government protests in East Germany. This wall wasnt destroyed by weapons or by aircraft but by the people. It was around half a million people who tore it down.