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Berlin Blockade
The Soviet blocked all ways into Berlin. This means planes couldn’t bring them any food or anything. They blocked off railroad canals and roadways. -
NATO
NATO stands for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The allaiance includes 29 Euepon and North American countries. It was founded April 4th 1949. -
Death of Stalin
He died because of Cebereal Hommerage. He died in Kuntsevo Decha. He was the General secretary of the Community party of the Soviet Union. -
Space Race
It was a competition between the Soviet Union and the Us. It was over who could have the best space technology. It lasted for 18 years -
Sputnik
This is the first satellite that the Soviet Union launched. It was a orbit before it was a satellite. It stayed in orbit for 2 months. -
U-2 Incident
The Soviet air defense forces shot down a us plane. It crashed in Sverdlovsk. Th pilot was Francis Gary. -
Berlin wall
It was made out of concrete. It divided Berlin. It got destroyed by demolition. -
Cuban missle crisis
It was a fight between the Soviet Union and the United States. It was 13 days long. They went back and fourth dropping missels on each other. -
Iranian hostage crisis
It was a political standoff. It was between Iran and the uS. Iran held 52 American citizens captivate. They were held captive for 444 days. -
End of the Soviet Union
It ended the Cold War. It let the Soviet republic have self independence. It on December 26th.
