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It was known as the Warsaw Treaty Organization( but also known as the Warsaw pact.) Was a political and military alliance. It was between the Soviet Union and several Eastern European countries. -
Soviet forces blockaded railroad, and water access to Allied-controlled areas of Berlin. The United States and the UK responded to this by airlifting food and fuel to Berlin.It was the first major international crisis of the Cold War. -
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union. -
The soviet union launched their first artificial satellite. The launch success came as a shock to experts, citizens, and the United States. The soviet union had hoped that the United States would be the first to make success with this launch. -
As Berliners slept, the GDR began building fences and barriers to seal off entry points from East Berlin into the western part of the city. The overnight move stunned Germans on both sides of the new border. -
It was a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It was a 35-day confrontation. This was the moment when the two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict. -
Apollo 11 was the first American space flight that first landed humans on the moon. Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon. -
The fall of the Berlin wall was a pivotal event in world history, which marked the falling of the iron curtain. It was preceded by the solidarity movement in poland.