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berlin airlift
western allie tried to carry supplies to the people of west berlin -
creation of NATO
U.S. and 11 other western nations to form North Atlantic Treaty Org. -
creation of warsaw pact
soviet union and its affiliated communist nations made rival alliance -
Period: to
korean war
was between north and south korea. north invaded south following clashes along the border -
Period: to
vietnam war
the fight to pick what type of gov. japan would have -
sputnik
soviet union sent a satellite to space -
construction of berlin wall
wall that would encircle west berlin as thousands of east germans fled to democratic west -
cuban missile crisis
the soviet union installed nuclear missile in cuba, 90 miles away from the U.S. -
moon landing
first arrival of spacecraft on the moon -
destruction of berlin wall
was used to separate the democracy side from the communist side
