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Berlin Airlift
The U.S. began a massive airlift of food, water, and medicine to citizens of the besieged city, for nearly a year American planes brought supplies to West Berlin. -
Creation of NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization- the places that were involved were the U.S., Canada, and several Western European nations. This provided security against the Soviet Union. -
Creation of Warsaw Pact
Political and military alliance established between Soviet Union and several Eastern European Countries. -
Sputnik
First artificial satellite successfully placed in orbit around the Earth, launched in Kazakhstan part of former Soviet Union. -
Construction of Berlin Wall
A guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideology divided Berlin. -
Cuban Missle Crisis
Dangerous confrontation between the U.S. and Soviet Union during the Cold War happened in Cuba/Caribbean Sea. -
Moon Landing
First manned mission to land on the moon. The first steps were taken by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin -
Destruction of Berlin Wall
The spokesman for East Berlin's communist party announced that the GDR were free to cross all boarders, more than 2 million from East Berlin stormed West Berlin for a "street party"
