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Berlin Airlift
The 1st major international crisis Western allies started a major airlift to counter the berlin blockade (June 24, 1948- May 12, 1949) -
Creation of NATO
Created in Washington DC, it was an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 states -
Korean War
Fought between North Korea and South Korea, it started when North Korea invaded South Korea (June 25, 1950- July 27, 1953) -
Creation of Warsaw Pact
Also known as the treaty of friendship, was signed between Poland and the soviet union and 7 other eastern socialist republics created in reaction to the interrogation of west Germany into NATO -
Vietnam War
the war started because of the spread of communism during the cold war and European imperialism in Vietnam (November 1, 1955-April 30, 1975) -
Sputnik
The first artificial Earth satellite, it was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the soviet union -
Construction of Berlin Wall
a concrete structure that divided west berlin from the east german territory -
Cuban Missile Crisis
a major confrontation that brought the US and the soviet union close to war (October 16, 1962- October 29, 1962) -
Moon landing
The first human-made object to touch the moon was the soviet union's Luna 2 Niel Armstrong and Edwin buzz were the first humans to walk on the moon -
Destruction of the Berlin Wall
a concrete structure that divided west berlin from the east german territory was torn down