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The Berlin Airlift was one of the first major international crises in the Cold War. The Soviet Union blocked the Western allies' railway, roads, and canal access to the sectors. -
NATO protects the security and freedom of all countries that are members of NATO -
The creation of the warsaw pact provided unified military command and the ability to make the Soviet Union stronger. -
Sputnik was the first Earth satellite. It was launched by the Soviet Union. -
The berlin wall completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and East Berlin. -
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. -
The United States Apollo 11 was the first mission with other people to land on the Moon. -
The destruction of the berlin wall marked the falling of the iron curtain and started the fall of communism in eastern and central Europe.