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Hiroshima & Nagasaki
After the bombing of the two towns with the nuclear bombs America declared its self a national super power which Russia did become intimidated which cased future tensions and eventually the cold war -
The beginning
It begain with the surrender of Nazi Germany, also due to the rough aliance between the US and Great Britin and the colapse of the soviet Union -
NATO established
NATO is an agreement between America, Canada, and other European countries to protect one onther fro Russia which upset Russia -
Korean War
America was trying to contain the spread of communism in Korea which Russia was for Communism which caused conflict between the two -
Hydrogen Bomb
American scientist create the hydrogen bomb and Russia hears about this which causes Russia to start working on their own experiments -
SPutnik
This was Russias first satelite in space which was also the the first in the world which caused America to out do them years later -
BAY OF PIGS
It was a failed invasion of Cuba by Cuba exiles which lead to a shift in internatinal relations between America, Cuba, and Russia -
Cuban missle chrisis
Russian had givine Nuclear missles to Cuba which they almost used on America and this was the closest to going to nuclear war -
FIrst man on the moon
AMerica did the unthinkable by putting a man on the moon and bringing him back safley which cause RUssia to try to do the same but failed multiple times -
Cold war end
With colapse of the Soviet Union the cold war also came to an end