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atomic bomb
The United States drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima (20 kiloton bomb 'Little Boy' kills 80,000) -
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coldwar
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H-bomb development
Truman approved H-bomb development -
warsaw pact formed
Warsaw Pact formed -
A-bombs were droped
A-bombs developed by France -
Dominican Republic to fight Communism
U.S. Marines sent to Dominican Republic to fight Communism -
President Nixon extends
President Nixon extends Vietnam War to Cambodia -
North Vietnam defeats South Vietnam
North Vietnam defeats South Vietnam which falls to Communist forces -
leader Lech Walesa is elected as the head of Solidarity
Polish shipyard workers strike Solidarity Union formed. Strike leader Lech Walesa is elected as the head of Solidarity -
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader of the Soviet Union
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader of the Soviet Union initiating a campaign of openness called "glasnost" and restructuring called "perestroika" -
president was elected
Boris Yeltsin elected as President of Russia -
cold war ends
End of Soviet Union and the Cold War Ends
