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U.S. and British pilots delivered food and supplies by airplanes to Berlin after city is blocked by Soviet Union blockades.
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Cut off West Berlin from East Germany and East Berlin.
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Military alliance between 29 North American and European countries.
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The Soviet Union and 7 of it's European satellites signed the Warsaw Pact which put Soviet Union in command of the armed forces).
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Soviet Union launched first artificial satellite called Sputnik.
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Conflict between US and Soviet Union during Cold War which almost caused nuclear warfare. Soviet Union tried putting weapons in Cuba, but U.S. said they would declare war if that happened.
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Apollo 11-first manned mission to land on the moon by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.
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Berlins Communist Party announced changes with the West, and gave people permission to cross borders.
