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berlin aircraft
one of the first major international crises of the cold war -
creation of warsaw pact
the soviet unio and its affilated communist nations in eastern europe founded a rival alliance -
creation of NATO
communist expansion that promoted the US and 11 other states -
sputnik
the soviet union launched it into orbit -
moon landing
first landing on the moon (Soviet union) -
destruction of berlin wall
was guarded concerte barrier that physically and ideologically divided berlin -
construction of Berlin wall
wall made of concrete and seperated the eastern and western sides berlin -
cuban missile crisis
was a 13 day confrontation between the US and the Soviet union concerning america
