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Berlin Airlift
U.S. and british pilots began having food delivered and supplies by aircraft -
Creation of NATO
When the U.S., Canada, and several western European nations provide collective security against USSR. -
Creation of Warsaw Pact
Political and military alliances between USSR and several eastern countries -
sputnik
"sputnik" is a satellite the size of a basketball, 183 pounds, took 98 minutes to orbit the earth after the soviet union launched it. -
Construction of Berlin Wall
The wall cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and until East Berlin government opened it -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Direct and dangerous confrontation between U.S. and USSR throughout a 13-day span. USSR wanted to put missiles in cuba but U.S. said no -
Moon Landing
Apollo 11 was the first named mission to land on the moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first humans on the race to the moon between USSR and the U.S. to land on the moon for the U.S. -
Destruction of Berlin Wall
At midnight that day, the leaders said citizens of GDR were free to cross the country's border
