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Berlin Airlift
the first major international crises of the Cold War, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies railway, road, and canal access, to the sectors of Berlin under western control -
Creation of NATO
it is a North Atlantic Treaty Organization, created by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union -
Creation of Warsaw Pact
it was created in reaction to the integration of West Germany into NATO -
Sputnik
the world first artificial satellite that was almost the size of the beach ball, it took 98 minutes to orbit the Earth on its elliptical path -
Construction of Berlin Wall
a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961-1989 -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
it was a 13-day confrontation between the US and the Soviet Union initiated by the American Discovery of Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba (war) -
Moon Landing
when humans first landed on the moon, Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin formed the American crew that landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle -
Destruction of Berlin Wall
the official demolition of the berlin wall