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bombing of hiroshima and nagasaki
On August 6, 1945, during World War II an American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The explosion wiped out 90 percent of the city and immediately killed 80,000 people; tens of thousands more would later die of radiation exposure. Three days later, a second B-29 dropped another A-bomb on Nagasaki, killing an estimated 40,000 people. the U.S.A and japan were major players in this event -
the marshall plan
The Marshall Plan (officially the European Recovery Program, ERP) was the American program to aid Europe, in which the United States gave monetary support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II in order to prevent the spread of Soviet Communism. the U.S.A and europe were major players in the marshall plan -
The Korean War
conflict that lasted from 1950 to 1953 between North Korea, aided by China, and South Korea, aided by United Nations forces consisting primarily of U.S. troops. the main players in the korean war were china, united states, north korea and south korea. -
end of korean war
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vietnam war
the vietnam war was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of South Vietnam, supported by the U.S. and other anti-communist nations. major players were north vietnam, south vietnam, and the united states of america -
launch of sputnik
Sputnik 1 was the first Earth-orbiting artificial satellite. it was launched by the soviets spherical in shape. It was 0.579 metres in diameter and weighed 83.60 kilogrammes. Its hermetically sealed body was made of aluminium alloys, and its surface was polished and specially treated. -
moon landing
the united states of america put the first man on the moon the main players was the united states of america -
cuban missle crisis
1.An international crisis in October 1962, the closest approach to nuclear war at any time between the US and the Soviet Union. When the US discovered Soviet nuclear missiles on Cuba, President John F. Kennedy demanded their removal and announced a naval blockade of the island; the Soviet leader Khrushchev acceded to the US demands a week later
major players were the united states of america, cuba, russia -
nuclear non-proliferation treaty
the npt stoped the spread of nuclear wepons. the major players were United States of America, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. -
end of vietnam war
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ronald regan became president
ronald regan was elacted into office the main characters were the united states and ronald regan. -
rocky four
rocky four was a movie about a boxer who fight a soviet boxer it was produced during the cold war and affected the cold war the thought of a american boxer beating a soviet boxer sent chills down the soviets back. the major players were the united states of america and the soviet union
