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The Soviet Union wanted Berlin all to itself in East Germany so they made a blockade around the city to keep out food and supplies which caused the U.S. to deliver things by air.
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created to provide collective security against the USSR.
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The spread of communism was a very major cause of this war. This was the first major conflict after World War 2.
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A treaty between European Countries to make a mutual defence organization. Soviet Union was put over armed forces. The ideology of this group was Communism.
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The world’s first satellite launched by the Soviet Union. It was about the size of a beach ball and took around 98 minutes to go around the earth.
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The Berlin Wall was built because East Germans were escaping to go to West Germany.
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The Soviet Union wanted to launch a missile on Cuba but the United States didn’t want them to do this and defend Cuba and threatened to use military force if necessary.
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A fight between the U.S. and the Soviet Union over Vietnam. They were trying to get control over it for political influence. The U.S. won.
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This was the first time they sent men to the moon. This was the first of many missions. The Soviet Union and the US were both competing to be first.
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The wall was destroyed because there were political changes. There was now travel between Eastern and Western Germany.
