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Berlin Blockade
The Soviet Union blockades West Berlin. This forces the U.S to and the British to create the Berlin airlift. This dilivered supplies to the poeple of West Berlin -
Communist China
Mao Zedong takes control of China. He creates the People's Republic of China. -
Korean War
Stalin supports North Korea into invading South Korea. North Korean soldiers area also supported with Russian weapons -
Space Race
The Soviet Union launches their first satellite into orbit, the Sputnik I. A month later Sputnik II is lauched with Laika inside. Laika dies in space. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall is built by the Soviet Union to stop Germans from East Berlin from escaping to West Berlin. The wall is maned by Soviet troops and the wall also interfeared with the lives of many families. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The U.S comence the Bay of Pigs invasion. The invasion fails and Castro is angered with America. Castro allows the Soviet Union to place nuclear missiles in Cuba. The U.S creates a blockade to stop the missiles from reaching Cuba. -
Vietnam War
The U.S sends 200,000 troops into Vietnam. U.S troops are tasked with repeling the Vianamese rebels. -
Apollo 11
The U.S launches Apollo 11 to the moon. Apollo 11 makes it to the moon, U.S the first country to reach the moon -
Iranian Hostage Crisis
the Shah of Iran is overthrown. The people of Iran then set thier sites on the U.S Embassy taking the American workers hostage -
End of the Soviet Union
The Soviet Union falls and a President is elected in Russia. THe cold war ends and the nuclear missiles are decomissioned
