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Berlin Airlift
It was when Soviet forces created a blockade of rail, road, and water access to Allied controlled areas of Berlin. Allied forces helped by airlifting food to the people in Berlin. -
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Creation of NATO
It was the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty and was made to secure peace in Europe, to promote cooperation among the members and guard their freedom. To resolve the effects after WWll. -
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Korean War
It was a war against North and South Korea . It started when North Korea invaded South Korea following rebellions in South Korea. -
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Creation of Warsaw Pact
The Soviet Union created this alliance as a counterbalance to NATO and it supplemented existing agreements. -
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Vietnam War
It was a conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam and its allies in South Vietnam against each other. -
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Sputnik
It was the first artificial Earth satellite and was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union. -
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Construction of Berlin Wall
The wall was made to completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
It was a confrontation between the US and the Soviet Union which escalated into a crisis when American deployments of missiles in Italy and Turkey were matched by Soviet Union deployments in Cuba. -
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Moon landing
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Destruction of Berlin Wall
As the Cold War began, the spokesman for East Berlin’s Communist Party announced a change in the West. Starting at midnight he said citizens of East Germany were free to cross the country’s border.