Cold war events

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  • Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift

    At the end of WW2 the U.S.,British and soviet military forces divided and occupied Germany.
  • Creation of  NATO

    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

    Sputnik

    The soviet union launches the first man-made satellite into orbit.
  • Moon landing

    Moon landing

    first man to arrive on the moon. United States
  • Construction of Berlin Wall

    Construction of Berlin Wall

    The wall was made to keep the East germans from fleeing to the West.
  • Cuban Missile  Crisis

    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

    Creation of Warsaw Pact

    Guarded concrete barrier that divided berlin
  • Destruction of  Berlin Wall

    Destruction of Berlin Wall

    A change in Eastern Berlin's relations with West Berlin.