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Cold War begins
Soviet Union has control of Eastern Europe. Cold War begins. -
Period: to
events 1945-2000
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Dresden firebombing
Dresden gets bombed in WW2, in the European Theatre -
Bomb Drop
US drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima -
War
Russia declares war on Japan -
Japan Surrenders
Japan Surrenders end of WW2 -
Russia tests bomb
Russia test their first atomic bomb -
H-Bomb approved
Truman approves the development of the H-Bomb -
Korean War
The Korean War begins and Statlin supports North Korea -
Korean War ends
The Korean War ends -
Castle-Bravo Test
The H-Bomb is tested with Castle-Bravo -
Warsaw Pact
Russia forms the Warsaw Pact -
Sputnik
Sputnik 1 launches -
Sputnik 2
Sputnik 2 launches, Laika dies in space -
JFK
JFK elected president of the US -
Cuba and SU
Cuba aligns itself with SU policies -
Berlin Wall
Start of the contruction of the Berlin Wall -
JFK assasinated
JFK is shot in Dallas, Texas -
Moon landing
Apollo 11 lands on the moon -
Hank Aaron breaks homerun record
Hank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth's 714 homerun record with 715 homerun hits. -
North Vietnam beats South Vietnam
North Vietnam beats South Vietnam and falls to Communist forces -
Cold War ends
After 46 years of conflict between the US and the SU, the SU falls and the Cold War is over.
