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Berlin Airlift
At the end of WW2 the U.S.,British and soviet military forces divided and occupied Germany. -
Creation of NATO
europe and north america made a promise saying if they ever got attacked that they would help each other. Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States. North atlantic treaty organisation -
Sputnik
The soviet union launches the first man-made satellite into orbit. -
Moon landing
first man to arrive on the moon. United States -
Construction of Berlin Wall
The wall was made to keep the East germans from fleeing to the West. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A huge cold war confrontation between the U.S. and the soviet union. The two superpowers came closest to nuclear warfare -
Creation of Warsaw Pact
Guarded concrete barrier that divided berlin -
Destruction of Berlin Wall
A change in Eastern Berlin's relations with West Berlin.
