Cold War TImeline

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  • Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift
    Soviet Union blocked the western allies railroad and canal access to the sectors of Berlin

  • Creation of NATO

    Creation of NATO
    THe North Atlantic Treaty Organization

  • Creation of Warsaw Pact

    Creation of Warsaw Pact
    Collective defense treaty signed in Warsaw

  • Sputnik

    Sputnik
    First artificial earth satellite that was launched into space by the Soviet Union

  • Construction of Berlin Wall

    Construction of Berlin Wall
    German authorities built a wall that totally encircled West Berlin

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    13 day confrontation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union

  • Moon Landing

    Moon Landing
    Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first two humans on the moon

  • Destruction of Berlin Wall

    Destruction of Berlin Wall
    Citizens were free to cross the country borders