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United States first used atomic bomb in war
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Japanese surrender End of World War II
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Period: to
Cold War
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Soviets explode first atomic bomb
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Korean War begins
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Korean War ends
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CIA helps overthrow unfriendly regimes in Iran and Guatemala
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Cuba taken over by Fidel Castro
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John F. Kennedy elected President
youngest man ever to be elected president -
President Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, Texas
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U.S. Marines sent to Dominican Republic to fight Communism
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Apollo 11 lands on the moon
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Cease fire in Vietnam between North Vietnam and United States
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President Nixon resigns
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Berlin Wall falls
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End of Soviet Union Cold War Ends
