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Berlin Airlift
It was the first major international crisis of the cold war. The soviet union blocked the western allies' railways. -
Creation of NATO
When the united states, Canada, and several European countries provided extra protection against the soviet union. -
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Korean War
The Korean war was a war between north and south Korea. -
Creation of Warsaw Pact
The warsaw pact was created in reaction to the interrogation of West Germany into NATO. -
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Vietnam War
Military conflict between South Vietnam(supported by the U.S.) and communist North Vietnam. -
Sputnik
The first artificial earth satellite. The Soviet Union launched it into an elliptical low orbit. Its batteries died and took two months before falling back into the atmosphere. -
Construction of the Berlin Wall
The wall was built to keep the country's people in. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban missile crisis was a 13-day confrontation between the united states and soviet union it was started over the discovery of the Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba. -
First Lunar Landing
The first time humans set foot on the moon. -
Destruction of Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall fell because of political changes in eastern Europe and civil unrest in Germany put pressure on the east german government to loosen some regulations.
