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Berlin Airlift
One of the first major international crises of the Cold War.Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control. -
Creation of NATO
Created by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union. -
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Korean War
War between North Korea and South Korea.North Korea invaded South Korea following a series of clashes along the border. -
Creation of Warsaw Pact
Was created in reaction to the integration of West Germany. Considered to have been motivated by Soviet desires to maintain control over military forces in Central and Eastern Europe. -
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Vieatnam War
Also Known as the second indochina war, and in vietnam as the resistance war against america or simply the american war. -
Sputnik
The first artificial satellite. Launched by the soviet Union into an elliptical low earth orbit. -
Construction of berlin wall
Guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin.The Wall cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany, including East Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A missile scare 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union initiated by the American discovery of Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba. -
Destruction of Berlin Wall
More than 40,000 wall sections were recycled and used for German reconstruction projects. -
Moon Landing
The first human-made object to touch the Moon was the Soviet Union's Luna 2
