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The Use Of The Atomic Bomb
U.S.A bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki to “end” the war. Also to show the Russians their power -
Gouznko Affair
Igor found that there was Russian spy's to try and steal information on how to make atomic bombs. Igor would wear a bag over his face whenever making public appearance, changed his name, and lived under police protection for the rest of his life -
Formation of the United Nations
Introduced in 1942 by Franklin D. Roosevelt when 26 nations pledged to fight together against the Axis. -
Formation of NATO
12 western nations formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO -
Korean War
The Korean war was when 75000 soldiers from North Korea charged into Soviet territory. At the end of the war 5000000 soldiers and civilians lost their lives -
Vietnam War
The war was caused by people who did not want Vietnam to be a communist country. More then three million people died in the war -
Formation of the Warsaw Pact
Eastern Europe countries created the Warsaw Pact so the Soviets could show the Americans that they had allies as well -
Suez Crisis
The president of Egypt at the time Gamal Abdel Nasser announced that the Suez Canal company would belong only to Egypt and not to France and Britain. They were not happy about the nationalist comment and sent in troops to take over the Suez Canal -
Formation of NORAD
A alliance between the U.S.A and Canada to ensure safety from potential soviet bombs. NORAD stands for North American Air Defense Agreement -
The Cancellation of the Avro Arrow
The avro arrow was a supersonic jet that was to be used as a aircraft that would intercept atomic bombs by blowing them up in mid air. However it was canceled due to its high production cost of twelve million dollars -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviets put missiles in Cuba and the Americans did not like it so they came to an agreement to remove the missiles in Cuba if the Americans did not invade Cuba. -
SALT Treaty
The SALT treaty was put in place by the Americans and the Soviets and its purpose was to have a mutual agreement on how many nuclear missiles each country should have -
Strategic Defense Initiative
SDI or the strategic defense initiative also known as Star Wars was to prevent missiles attacks from other countries, specifically the Russians -
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall was put in place to stop people from crossing into west Germany. But one day the German government announced that people could go to west German, thus people brought hammers and pickaxes to tear down the wall. -
Breakup of the Soviet Union
Soviet union was split up into fifteen separate countries. It was said to be a triumph of democracy over totalitarianism
