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The Soviet Union blockaded the Western Allies, keeping them from food, water, goods. America would airlift goods to them. On May 12, the Soviet Union lifted the blockade.
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It was created by the U.S., Canada, and many Western European that provided security. It was also the first peacetime military alliance the U.S. participated in.
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Was a war between South Korea and North Korea. North Korea invaded South Korea first. The U.S. sent 90% of the troops to help South Korea.
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The Vietnam War was caused by the separation of Europe to prevent the spread of communist ideas. United States left the war with the Paris Peace Accords.
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The Soviet Union launched the first artificial earth satellite. They launched it into a low earth orbit, orbiting for three weeks until its battery died.
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The Berlin Wall was a barrier that separated Germany. It was built by the German Democratic Republic.
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The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13 day conflict between the USSR and the United States. This was possibly the closest that America and the Soviet Union got to nuclear war.
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The arrival of a spacecraft on the surface of the moon. United States Apollo 11 was the first mission to land of the moon.
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This important event led to the end of the Cold War. Pressure was put on East German to travel to West Germany, tearing down the Iron Curtain.
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The Warsaw Pact was a treaty between the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries. This treaty was a military and political alliance between the counties.
