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Atomic bomb is dropped on Japan
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The Truman Doctrine
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Berlin Blockade by USSR begins > Berlin Blockade ends
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Korean War begins > Korean War ends
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October – November: Rebellion put down in Communist Hungary. Egypt took control of Suez Canal; U.S. refused to help take it back.
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Space race ensues between The United States and the Soviet Union
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Cuba taken over by Fidel Castro
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Bay of Pigs invasion
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US involvement in Vietnam increases
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President Nixon extends Vietnam War to Cambodia
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Cease fire in Vietnam between North Vietnam and United States
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Berlin Wall falls
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End of Soviet Union