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Berlin Airlift
Soviet Union cuts off Western Allies’ railway, roads, and canals to Berlin. They offer to take away the blockade if they withdrew the Deutsche mark from West Berlin. -
Creation of NATO
NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization and was made up of the U.S. and 11 other Western nations against the spread of communism. -
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Korean War
The first military action of the Cold War. It was a war against the forces of international communism. -
Creation of Warsaw Pact
Soviet Union establishes a political and military between them and several Eastern European countries. -
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Vietnam War
The United States was allied with South Vietnam to fight against North Vietnam’s Communism. In the end, the South prevailed and reunited North and South Vietnam into the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. -
Sputnik
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, an artificial satellite. -
Construction of Berlin Wall
In two weeks, the East German army, police force and volunteer construction workers built a wall that was made with barbed wire and concrete. It divided Berlin in half, the West and the East. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Announced that there were missiles present and explained why he enacted a naval blockade around Cuba. -
Moon landing
Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. -
Destruction of Berlin Wall
The East Berlin’s Communist Party announced that they were free to cross the border between East and West Berlin.
