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Berlin Air Lift
The Soviet union had cut off all traffic and water to West Berlin in hopes of them giving it up. It led to American and British officials flying in supplies for 11 months. -
Formation of NATO
NATO was a defensive alliance that was formed due to fears of Soviet aggression. It was made up 12 nations including te U.S and Canada. -
Formation of Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact had been an alliance formed by the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe nations. They had formed togehter in response to West Germany joining NATO. -
Launch of Sputnik
The Soviets had launched the first unmanned satelite into space, called Sputnik. It was used as an intercontinental balistic missle. -
Cuban Missle Crisis
The Soviets had secretely built missle sites in Cuba. They were soon discovered by a U.S spy plane and Cuba was then blockaded. -
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
This treaty had been a reaction to arms build up of Cold War. The goals had been nuclear nonproliferation, disarmament, and peaceful use of nuclear energy. -
SALT Talks
The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks limited the number of ICBMs a country could have.
