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Vietnam War
France, U.S, China, Soviet Union, Laos, Cambodia, South Korea, and Vietnam were all involved in the Vietnam war. The Gulf of Tonkin Incident started the Vietnam war. -
Berlin Airlift
This was caused when the Soviet forces blockaded railroads, and water access to Allied-controlled areas in Berlin. -
Creation of NATO
Security for the U.S., Canada, and several western European nations, against the Soviet Union. -
Korean War
The west (the United Kingdom and the U.S. supported by the United Nations) supported South Korea, While China and the Soviet Union supported North Korea. The Korean war started when the northern people of korea invaded South Korea. -
Creation of Warsaw Pact
This treaty is known as the treaty of friendship, mutual assistance, and cooperation. This was basically so if anyone or an outside member attacked we would have protection. -
Sputnik
A basketball sized satellite that became the first manmade object to orbit the whole earth. The USSR was in charge of all of it. They launched it during the Cold wars “Space Race.” -
Construction of Berlin Wall
The Communist government of the German Democratic Republic was responsible for the building of the Berlin Wall (or east germany). -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile crisis was when the Soviet Union began to install nuclear missiles in Cuba. This brought the U.S. and the Soviet Union close to war. -
Moon Landing
The world watched Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first men to walk on the moon. The space craft was launched by the Soviet Union. -
Destruction of The Berlin Wall
The berlin was was destroyed due to government accidents. East Germans started the berlin wall destruction.