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The U.S and The Soviet Union
The US and the Soviet union were both in the same team in WWII. But after WWII they were starting to get tense. -
Getting concerned
The US was getting concerned about communism in the Soviet Union. They were mostly concerned about Joseph Stalin. -
Soviet union against US
The Soviet Union resented Americans because the US did not treat them as they were part of their community. -
Arms Race
The US and Russia started the "Arms Race". It was where they competed against each other with who had the best weapons -
First H Bomb
The first bomb that the US launched was called the H bomb. It destroyed a whole Island and left a lot of poisonous radioactive waste into the atmosphere. -
Against Communism
Truman's council report said that their military force will contain communism out of the US. -
Bomb Effect
During the Arms Race, many people had to start making a bomb shelter. Everyday in those years there was a bomb launched. -
Space Race
The US and the Soviet Union created the Space race. It was a competition on who had the best equipment for space and who landed on the moon first. -
NASA
The US launched their first satellite called Explorer I. It was created by the US Army from the rocket scientist Wernher Von Braun. -
End of Communism
Every communist state in region replaced it government with a non-communist one. The Soviet Union fell apart.
