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United States drops atomic bomb
The bombs were dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima which were cities in Japan. The bomb in Nagasaki killed 70,000 instantly. These bombs ended World War II. -
Churchill gives Iron Curtain Speech
Speech was given in Fulton, Missouri. Churchill talked about the division between the East and the West, as well as communism and capitalism. -
Marshall Plan
United States would provide aid to any nation going against communism. -
Soviets explode the atomic bomb
Soviets detonated their version of the atomic bomb. The explosion was equal to the U.S. version. -
Communist China
Mao Zedong announces that China will be ruled by communism. -
Korean War begins
War was between North and South Korea. U.S. defended South Korea to prevent the spread of communism. -
Communist Witch Hunt
Senator Joe McCarthy began to investigate people for being Communist. If he accused of you being Communist, it would ruin your reputation. -
Rosenberg Executions
Julius and Ethela Rosenberg were executed for selling secrets. Killed by the electric chair. -
KGB established
Spy organization created to spy on the U.S. and Soviets themselves. -
Warsaw Pact formed
Gave military control to the Russians over Soviet countries. -
Sputnik launches
Soviets launched the world's first sattelite into space. -
Cuba taken over by Fidel Castro
Castro became the dictator of Cuba. He was a communist. -
U2 spy plane shot down in Russia
The United States' best spy plane was shot down in Russia. -
Berlin Wall is built
Wall created by the Soviets in Berlin that separated East and West Germany. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviets were storing missiles in Cuba, only 90 miles away from the U.S. -
President Kennedy is shot
John F. Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas. Shot by Lee Harvey Oswald. -
Apollo 11 lands on the moon
Apollo 11 went to the moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were on the ship. -
President Nixon resigns
President Nixon resigns after Watergate scandal. -
Vietnam War Ends
North Viatnamese eventually captured Saigon and ended the war. -
Reagan's SDI
The plan was use to lasers in outer space to shoot down missiles. -
US/Soviets agree to remove missiles
US and Soviet leaders agreed to remove some missiles. -
Berlin Wall Falls
The Berlin Wall was taken down by Germany. -
Germany reunited
East and West Germany reunited after 45 years of separation.
