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Cold War
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Berlin Airlift
-It brought in food, coal, petroleum, and other supplies to more than 2 million people in West Berlin -Saved West Berliners from starvation, -the planes flew in more than 2 million tons (1.8 million metric tons) of goods -
Communists take over China
-Mao Zedong set up the People's Republic of China. -By December, the communists had driven all of Chiangs forces from the Chinese mainland -China and Soviet Union controlled almost one quarter of the Earths surface. -
Korean War
- Whentroops from Communist-ruled North Korea invaded South Korea. called the invasion a violation of international peace.
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Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall is 26 miles long. -192 People died -It was destroyed during the year (Oct. 3, 1990) -
Cuban Missile Crisis
-the Soviet Union had secretly installed missiles in Cuba, about 90 miles (140 kilometers) from Florida. -President John F. Kennedy of the United States learned of the missiles' presence on October 16. He demanded that the Soviet Union remove them -Cuban missile crisis was a period in October 1962 when the United States and the Soviet Union teetered on the brink of war