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Berlin Airlift
-Truman ordered an airlift of supplies into Berlin. -
Creating NATO
-an alliance between North America and Europe against Soviet Union -
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Korean War
-War between North and South Korea
-U.S. joined South Korea and won -
Creation of Warsaw Pact
-Soviet Union and Eastern Europe established an alliance -
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Vietnam War
-The U.S. was fighting to stop communism
-U.S. won -
Destruction of The Berlin Wall
-Germany knocked down the berlin wall -
Sputnik
-Soviet Union launched it into the low earth orbit -
Construction of the Berlin Wall
-Germany built a wall around Berlin to protect from invaders -
Cuban Missile Crisis
-U.S. and Soviet Union almost had a nuclear conflict -
Moon Landing
-U.S. sent man to the moon for the first time
