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Berlin Aircraft
Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies railway, road, and canal access. -
Creation of NATO
Created by the U.S., Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union. -
Creation of Warsaw Pact
Was created in reaction to the integration of West Germany into NATO in 1955 per the London and Paris conferences of 1954. -
Sputnik
Earth's first artificial satellite, launched by the Soviet Union. -
Moon Landing
20th-century competition between two Cold War rivals, the U.S. and the Soviet Union for dominance in spaceflight capability. -
Construction of Berlin Wall
During the early years of the Cold War, west Berlin was a geographical loophole through which thousands of East Germans fled to the democratic west. In response, the Communist East German authorities built a wall that totally encircled west Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
13-day confrontation between the U.S. and Soviet Union. -
Destruction of Berlin Wall
The spokesman for East Berlin's communist party announced a change in ihis city's relations with the west.
