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Berlin Airlift
The military brought food and other needed goods into West Berlin by air after the government of East Germany cut off the supply routes. -
Creation of NATO
Created to provide security against the Soviet Union. -
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Korean War
Was a war fought between North and South Korea. -
Creation of Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact supplemented existing agreements. -
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Vietnam War
A war fought between North Vietnam and Southern Vietnam. -
Sputnik
A sputnik is an artificial satellite. The word "sputnik" is a Russian word. -
Construction of Berlin Wall
A concrete barrier that divided Berlin and stopped people from moving to the west -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviet Union began to install nuclear missiles in Cuba but the U.S. didn’t agree with the Soviet Union doing that. After just 13 days they removed the missiles. -
Moon landing
The first steps on the moon. Neil Armstrong was the first human to step on the moon. -
Destruction of Berlin Wall
The process of getting rid of the “iron curtain”
