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Berlin Airlift
After Russia closed all access to eastern Berlin, the US and France airlifted their supplies to their sections of Germany -
Creation of NATO
Formed by the US, Canada and other western nations to collectively provide protection and security from the Soviet Union. -
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Korean War
North Korea invaded South Korea and the US came to the aid of South Korea and China came to the aid of North Korea -
Creation of Warsaw Pact
In response to the US and 11 other nations creating the NATO, the Soviet Union and other communist nations created the Warsaw Pact in Warsaw, Poland -
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Vietnam War
The US supported South Vietnam when the North and the South went to war -
Sputnik
The USSR launched the first artificial satellite into space. -
Construction of Berlin Wall
Divided the communist side of Berlin from the democratic side of Berlin -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviet Union placed nuclear-armed missiles in Cuba and the US put a naval blockade around Cuba. -
Moon Landing
Apollo 11 was the first manned moon landing with Americans, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, being the first humans to walk on the moon -
Destruction of Berlin Wall
When the eastern communist government fell, many of the oppressed people responded by knocking down the wall when they entered western Germany
