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The NATO is an alliance of many different countries. This includes the US, Britain, and France. This scared a lot of people since alliances had helped cause 2 world wars. -
Planes flew into West Berlin and supplied the people there. There was food, water, and medicine. This had to be done since the land routes were blocked. -
The Korean war was a conflict between north and south Korea. The USSR was supplying North Korea, which invaded South Korea. At least 2.5 million people lost their lives during the conflict.
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An Alliance between the USSR and other countries that were now Communist nations. This caused people to be scared because alliances had started big wars. Also since there were more communist nations. -
Vietnam was being taken over by communism. The US didn’t want that so they intervened. The Soviet Union and China were helping spread communism. The US was facing a lot of casualties so they dropped out.
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USSR starts the space race by launching this. It was the 1st artificial satellite in space. This caused fear that the Soviet Union was more advanced. -
This was a wall built to separate East and West Berlin. This prevented people from escaping communism. This wall caused conflict and was eventually torn down. -
A standoff between the US and the USSR.
Considered the closest we ever came to nuclear war. It was a great test for US defense. -
The US proved that they were advanced and landed men on the moon for the 1st time. It showed how the Earth looked from space and gave us a new perspective. This was the 1st time a human ever touched the moon. -
The wall in Berlin was broken down and the people in the communist area could be free. This weakened the East German government. It also helped with German reunification.