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Berlin Airlift
The first major international crisis of the Cold War. During this event the USSR blocked the Western Allies’' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under the Western control. -
Creation of NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created by the U.S., Canada, and Western European countries. We did this so we can have security from the Soviet Union. -
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Korean War
The Korean War began by the communist North Korea starts fighting with South Korea, setting off the Korean War. The U.S. defended South Korea for the next three years. There was so winner of this war. -
Creation of Warsaw Pact
To stop communist expansion, the U.S. and Western European countries form the NATO. The Soviet Union and other communist nations founded a rival alliance, the Warsaw Pact. -
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam war was a conflict between the communist regime of North Vietnam and
South Vietnam, and its ally the U.S. The communists in North Vietnam signed a peace treaty, surrendering. -
Sputnik
It was the world’s first artificial satellite. It was about the size of a beach ball. Launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome at Tyuratam. The successful launch shocked the world. -
Construction of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was built so the refugees of East Berlin won’t escape. The communist government of East Berlin builds it to divide East and West Berlin. The wall itself came to symbolize the Cold Bar. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A 13- day confrontation between the U.S. and the USSR. It was the moment when they came close to a nuclear conflict but they finally came to an agreement. -
Moon Landing
The first moon landing was named Apollo 11. Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins rode the Saturn V up to space. Armstrong took one step for man and one giant leap for mankind on the moon. -
Destruction of Berlin War
As the Cold War began to a stop in Eastern Europe, the East Berlin’s Communist Party announced a change in the city’s relations with the West.
