Cold War Timeline

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  • Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift
    When the Soviet Union blocked western allies from coming in

  • Creation of Warsaw Pact

    Creation of Warsaw Pact
    The Soviet Union created an alliance with Czechoslovakia, Poland, and Romania

  • Sputnik

    Sputnik
    Soviet union launched a satellite into orbit.

  • Construction of the Berlin Wall

    Construction of the Berlin Wall
    A wall built by the Soviet Union so that citizens of Berlin could not pass through each side of Berlin freely

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    was a 13 day confrontation between the U.S. and Soviet Union.

  • Moon Landing

    Moon Landing
    The U.S. landed a man on the moon to put themselves ahead of the Soviet Union

  • Creation of NATO

    Creation of NATO
    NATO was created on this day to merge multiple countries militaries' together

  • Destruction of the Berlin Wall

    Destruction of the Berlin Wall
    The Berlin Wall was destroyed to symbolize the merging of East Berlin and West Berlin