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Berlin Airlift
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Berlin Airlift
American and British air forces flew over Berlin more than 250,000 times dropping necessities due to a soviet blockade. -
The Creation of NATO
The North Atlantic Alliance was formed to secure peace in Europe, to promote cooperation among its members and to guard their freedom. Its founders being the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Canada, the Netherlands, Norway, Belgium, Portugal, Denmark, Iceland and Luxembourg. -
The Korean War
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The Korean War
War fought between North and South Korea. -
The Creation of the Warsaw Pact
Formally known as the treaty of friendship, co-operation and mutual assistance was made right after the accentian of west Germany to the alliance. -
The Vietnam War
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The Vietnam War
It was the second of the Indochina wars and was officially fought between north Vietnam and south Vietnam. -
Sputnik
Sputnik was the first artificial satellite launched from earth by the Soviet Union. -
The Construction of the Berlin Wall
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The Construction of the Berlin Wall
Built to keep western fascists from entering east Germany and undermining the socialist state. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
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The Cuban Missile Crisis
35 day confrontation between the us and the Soviet Union. It was the closest that the cold war came to escalating into a full scale nuclear war. -
The Moon Landing
The first man on the moon was aboard the US launched Apollo 11 on the 20th of July 1969. However the first man made object to touch the moon was the Soviet Union's Luna 2 on the 13th of September 1959. -
The Destruction of the Berlin Wall
The citizens of the GED were free to cross the country's borders.