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NATO was created and led by the U.S. during the Cold War. NATO was formed to provide collective security against the Soviet Union. NATO included the U.S., Canada, and several Western European Nations. -
The Berlin Airlift was a massive airlift for food, water, and medicine to the people of the besieged city. This started because the Soviet Union blocked land routes into West Berlin. American planes supplied and sustained over 2 million people in West Berlin -
The Korean War was a civil conflict between superpowers clashing over communism and democracy. The Korean War became known as proxy war. The war reached international proportions when North Korea advised the Soviet Union to invade South Korea. -
The Warsaw Pact was a political and military alliance between the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe countries. The creation of the Warsaw Pact was a reaction to the formation of NATO led by the U.S. It was designed to balance the power of NATO -
Sputnik was an artificial satellite that the Soviet Union launched. When the launch was successful it shocked experts and citizens of the U.S. who hoped to achieve this advancement first. It orbited for three weeks before the batteries ran out.