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Atomic Bombing of Japan
Japanese cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima are bombed with the Fat Man and Little Boy Nuclear Fission bombs. -
Gouzenko Affair
Igor Gouzenko was a clerk working at the Soviet embassy in Ottawa who defected and released the names of some Soviet spies within Canada, trying to retrieve nuclear secrets for Joseph Stalin. -
Formation of the United Nations
The United Nations was formed to take the place of the League of Nations, which was ineffective at stopping or preventing conflict between countries. -
Formation of NATO
NATO is a system of collective defence, where if one member is to be attacked, the other members would assist in defending. The original memebers include United States, Canada, Portugal, Italy, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, and the United Kingdom -
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Korean War
The Korean War was a war between North Korea and South Korea. Both governments claimed to be the legitimate government of Korea and neither accepted the border at the 38th parallel to be permenant. -
Formation of the Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact is a collective defence treaty among eight ocmmunist states in eastern and central Europe. -
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Vietnam War
North Vietnam - backed by China, the Soviet Union, and several other communist allies- and South Vietnam - backed by the United States warred, ending with the loss of south Vietnam. -
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Suez Crisis
The Suez Crisis was an invasion of Egypt in late 1956 by Israel, followed by Britain and France, attempting to regain western control over the canal. -
Establishment of NORAD
NORAD is a aerospace defence organization made up of Canada and the United States. They track santa during Cristmas eve/day. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the Unites States and the Soviet Union, over Soviet missiles deployed in Cuba. -
SALT Treaties
The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) were two rounds of negotiations and corresponding international treaties involving the United States and the Soviet Union. -
Strategic Defence Initiative (Star Wars)
The Strategic Defence Initiative was created to research strategic defence from ballistic missiles. -
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
The fall of the berlin wall was an announcement made by the East German government on 9 November 1989 that all German Democratic Republic citizens could visit West Germany and West Berlin. -
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
On March 17, 1991, in a Union-wide referendum 76.4 percent of voters endorsed retention of a reformed Soviet Union. -
Cancellation of the Avro Arrow
The Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow was a delta-winged interceptor aircraft, armed with AIM-4 Falcon and AIM-7 Sparrow missiles. A series of political controversys ended with the cancellation of the procuction of this fine aircraft.