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Arms Race Timeline

By Sydney_Marie_16

  • First U.S. atomic bomb is detonated.

    First U.S. atomic bomb is detonated.
    Began the threat of U.S. nuclear superiority.

  • U.S. drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

    U.S. drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

  • Truman approves H-Bomb.

    Truman approves H-Bomb.

  • Korean War

    Korean War

  • General MacArthur pushes invading forces back behind the 38th Parallel.

    General MacArthur pushes invading forces back behind the 38th Parallel.

  • Truman is forced to remove MacArthur from duty.

    Truman is forced to remove MacArthur from duty.
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    Nuclear Arms Race atomic tests series 11 explosions at Nevada Test Site.

  • H-Bomb Castle-Bravo test.

    H-Bomb Castle-Bravo test.

  • USSR sent tanks into Poznan, Poland, to suppress demonstrations by workers.

    USSR sent tanks into Poznan, Poland, to suppress demonstrations by workers.

  • Cuba aligns itself with Soviet Union.

    Cuba aligns itself with Soviet Union.

  • Cuban Missle Crisis.

    Cuban Missle Crisis.