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Construction of Berlin Wall
A wall that separated the two halves of berlin, so that they could run their countries differently, one as a communist, the other democratic. -
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Berlin Airlift
When berlin was split, there was was one half that still belonged to the west, so there had to be food and water airlifted in, because the eastern side was completely cutting off the western side. -
Creation of NATO
It was the start of another time where in peacetime, countries banded together in case of another war starting, between the US, Canada, and several european countries. -
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Korean War
When North Korea invaded South Korea, the U.S. aided the south, and china and the USSR helped North Korea. -
Creation of Warsaw Pact
A peace treaty between the USSR and many other countries that were communist, that would band together if war broke out -
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Vietnam War
The war in vietnam was between two groups, where they were competing for their future government, and the U.S. entered to support the democratic side, as the USSR supported communism -
sputnik
The USSR successfully sent the first orbiting satellite into space -
Cuban Missile Crisis
For 13 days missiles sat outside of cuba from the Soviet Union ready to attack the U.S., when The USSR sent missiles to Cuba, allowing them to have missiles for if they wanted to attack the US, and America said if they went closer to Cuba, they would declare War -
Moon Landing
The first people who reached the moon, who were Americans, got there, causing the U.S. to take a huge lead in the space race -
Destruction of Berlin Wall
As the cold war came to a close, eastern Berlin said citizens were free to cross the country's borders as they wished, and the wall was torn down.
