Cold War Timeline - Abbie Adams and Victoria Severt

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  • Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift
    U.S. ordered a massive airlift of supplies into West Berlin.

  • Creation of NATO

    Creation of NATO
    The first peacetime military alliance. Lead by U.S.

  • Creation of Warsaw Pact

    Creation of Warsaw Pact
    A political and military alliance. Lead by USSR.

  • Sputnik

    Sputnik
    The Soviet Union launched the earth's first artificial satellite.

  • Construction of Berlin Wall

    Construction of Berlin Wall
    Constructed the Berlin Wall to separate East and West Berlin.

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    13 day confrontation. Soviet was going to land missiles in Cuba and the U.S. said if they cross the U.S. they are going to sink their ship.

  • Moon Landing

    Moon Landing
    Landed the first two humans on the moon.

  • Destruction of Berlin Wall

    Destruction of Berlin Wall
    Destroyed the Berlin Wall so the East and West Berlin could be joined.