Arms Race

By jeffrall1
  • The Cold War begins.

    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

    Hiroshima

    America drops the atomic bomb on hiroshima.
  • Nagasaki

    Nagasaki

    America drops a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki.
  • Russia "steals" the A bomb

    Russia "steals" the A bomb

    Huge conflict about Russian spies stealing America's design for the Atomic Bomb
  • USA exploded the H Bomb

    USA exploded the H Bomb

    Smaller than the Hiroshima A-bomb but far more powerful.
  • Russians create their own H Bomb

    Russians create their own H Bomb

  • Sputnik causes fear

    Sputnik causes fear

    The launching of Sputnik had everyone in fear of a nuclear launch
  • The Cold War ends

    The Cold War ends

  • Bibme sites

    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.
    war, cold . "Cold War — History.com Articles, Video, Pictures and Facts." History.com — History Made Every Day — Americ