Cold War Timeline

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    Berlin Airlift

    The military brought food and other needed goods into West Berlin by air after the government of East Germany cut off the supply routes.
  • Creation of NATO

    Creation of  NATO
    Created to provide security against the Soviet Union.
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    Korean War

    Was a war fought between North and South Korea.
  • Creation of Warsaw Pact

    Creation of  Warsaw Pact
    The Warsaw Pact supplemented existing agreements.
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    Vietnam War

    A war fought between North Vietnam and Southern Vietnam.
  • Sputnik

    Sputnik
    A sputnik is an artificial satellite. The word "sputnik" is a Russian word.
  • Construction of Berlin Wall

    Construction of Berlin Wall
    A concrete barrier that divided Berlin and stopped people from moving to the west
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    Cuban Missile Crisis

    The Soviet Union began to install nuclear missiles in Cuba but the U.S. didn’t agree with the Soviet Union doing that. After just 13 days they removed the missiles.
  • Moon landing

    Moon landing
    The first steps on the moon. Neil Armstrong was the first human to step on the moon.
  • Destruction of Berlin Wall

    Destruction of  Berlin Wall
    The process of getting rid of the “iron curtain”