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Hiroshima & Nagasaki bombs
The United States dropped two atomic bombs on Hiroshima & nagasaki killing 80,000 people on impact. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine is an American foreign policy othat originated with the primary goal of containing soviet geopolitical expansion during the cold war. -
USSR developes nuclear bomb
The Soviet Union set off its first nuclear test known as the RDS-1 that roughly took 6 years in development. -
Korean war
This war started when North Korea invaded South Korea in the 50s and lasted for about 3-4 years. -
Vietnam war
conflict irrupted between north vietnam, and south vietnam when the U.S provided funding, and training to south vietnams goverment. -
sputnik
the Soviet union sent their first artificial Earth satellite into low Earth orbit. The satellite lasted 3 weeks until the batteries died. -
Berlin wall
The Berlin wall divided Berlin from East Germany and was guarded it stood from 1961-1989. -
Cuban missile crisis
This event lasted for a month and a half going back and foward with the U.S and Soviet Union. -
Russia invaded Afghanistan
Russia invaded Afghanistan to re-establish a govermnent the way they want it. -
Collapse of Soiviet Union
Multiple states did not want to be apart of the Soviet Union and instaed wanted to establish a commonwealth of independent states.