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Hiroshima
The United States drops an atomic bomb, "Little Boy", on Hiroshima. -
Nagasaki
The United States drops an atomic bomb, "Fat Man", on Nagasaki killing 70,000 people. -
World War II
The Japanese surrender which ends World War II. -
NATO
With the growing of communist ideals, the United States and other Western nations created the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. -
Vietnam War
The United States agrees to provide France with military and economic assistance. This all but ensured that we would help South Vietnam defeat North Vietnam and Communist government. -
Sputnik
The USSR launched Sputnik 1 into space. This propelled the space race and the fight for supremacy in S.T.E.M. during the Cold War. -
Cuba
Cuba is taken over by Fidel Castro. He established the first Communist government in the western hemisphere at this time. -
Bay of Pigs
A failed military invasion by the United States and their CIA. They tried to train a guerrilla army of Cuban exiles to overthrow Fidel Castro and his military. -
Berlin Wall
The construction of the Berlin Wall begins splitting Germany. -
JFK
John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. It was never known if Lee Harvey Oswald was a part of a communist terror group. -
Grenada
U.S. troops invades and overthrows the Grenada regime. The successful overthrow results in a democratic government. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall is demolished. The crowds flood the street as East Germany allows unrestricted migration to West Germany. -
Communist Governments
The Communist governments in Czechoslovakia, Rumania, and Bulgaria fall. This leads to the decline of The Soviet Union. -
The End
The Cold War ends and so does the Soviet Union. -
Warsaw Pact
A formation of communist countries in Eastern Europe, like The Soviet Union, that founded a rival alliance against other governments.
