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The Cold War begins.
Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Josef Stalin 'The Big Three' meet at the Yalta conference. Soviet Union has control of Eastern Europe. -
Hiroshima
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Nagasaki
America drops a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki. -
Russia "steals" the A bomb
Huge conflict about Russian spies stealing America's design for the Atomic Bomb -
USA exploded the H Bomb
Smaller than the Hiroshima A-bomb but far more powerful. -
Russians create their own H Bomb
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Sputnik causes fear
The launching of Sputnik had everyone in fear of a nuclear launch -
The Cold War ends
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Works Cited
1981, USA had 8, 000 ICBMÂ’s, USSR 7, and 000. "The Nuclear Arms Race." History Learning Site. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Nov. 2012. http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/nuclear_arms_race.htm.
Time Line, Cold War. "Cold War Timeline." History Timelines. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Nov. 2012. http://www.history-timelines.org.uk/events-timelines/03-cold-war-timeline.htm.
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