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Creation Of NATO
U.S. and 11 other Western nations to from north atlantic treaty formal alliance. Purpose was to defend possibility of communist soviet union taking control of the nation. Was lead by the U.S. They wanted more countries to be apart of democracy. -
Berlin Aircraft
To carry supplies to the people of west Berlin during the Berlin Blockade. More aircrafts ended up helping due to how many people were there. the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control. The Soviets they would drop the blockade if the Western Allies withdrew the newly introduced Deutsche mark from West Berlin. -
Creation Of Warsaw Pact
The possibility of further communist expansion of the U.S and 11 other western countries prompted the the soviet union and its afflicted communist nations in eastern Europe to come up with a rival alliance the warsaw pact. -
Sputnik
The first artificial earth satellite the soviet union launched it into an elliptical low earth orbit. It was a polished metal sphere, with four external radio antennas to broadcast radio pulses. This device scared people of the U.S. of falling behind and the space wars began. -
Construction Of Berlin Wall
The communist East German authorities built wall to keep the communist and the democracy separated. The U.S. wanted to keep it in containment so no one would change there mind. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the October Crisis of 1962, Caribbean Crisis, and the Missile Scare, There was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union about American ballistic missile deployment. The confrontation is often considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. They wanted to bring a ship to Cuba with the Missile but are president at the time stopped the boat because be to close. -
Moon Landing
The United states Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the moon. There had been six manned U.S. landings. This was a space race to the moon against the soviet union. -
Destruction Of Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was Destroyed by demolition. A big crowd came and started chipping away at the wall some crossed freely as well but most just brought hammers.Til this day the Berlin wall remains a big symbol of the cold war.
