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Berlin airlift
During WWII the USSR blocked all the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access Berlin under Western control. -
Creation of NATO
NATO was the first military alliance the U.S. entered into the Western Hemisphere. NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organizations. -
Creation of Warsaw Pact
Creating this was a reaction to the integration of West Germany into NATO. -
Spuntnik
First satellite to be placed in the orbit. -
Moon landing
The arrival of a spacecraft on the surface of the moon. Which includes a man and robotic missions. -
Construction of the Berlin Wall
Built to keep the country’s people in. Also to keep the west and east separated. -
Cuban missile crisis
This was the confrontation between the U.S. and the USSR initiated by the American discovery of the USSR missile deployment in Cuba. -
Destruction of Berlin Wall
This Berlin Wall first divided the East and West.
