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berlin Airlift
the U.S. began to airlift a ton of food, water, and medicine to citizens of the city. -
Creation of NATO
was the 1st peactime military alliance the U.S. entered into the outer western hemispher -
Creation of Warsaw pact
was an alliance between the soviet Union and many European countries. -
sputnik
was the 1st artificial satellite successfully placed in orbit around Earth and was launcher from Baikonur cosmodrome at Tyuratam in Kazakhstan then part of the former soviet union. -
construction of Berlin Wall
was a concrete barrier that physically and mentally divided Berlin -
Cuban missle Crisis
was a direct and dangerous confrontation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the cold war and was the moment when 2 powers came closest to nuclear war -
Moon Landing
Apollo 11 was a good set by JFK. 2 men gather samples and information.