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Event 1
US bombs Hiroshima with the first atomic bomb. -
Event 2
US bombs Nagasaki; the second atomic bomb dropped on Japan. -
Event 3
Ho Chi Mihn proclaims the democratic republic of Vietnam. -
Event 4
US established gov of Syngman Rhee. -
Event 5
Harry Truman announces the Truman Doctrine -
Event 6
Winston Churchill makes Iron Curtain Speech in Missouri. -
Event 7
UN General Assembly calls for elections in Korea. This decides the future of North and South Korea. -
Event 8
Soviet Union blockades road and rail traffic between Berlin and the West. -
Event 9
The Democractic People's Republic is established in North Korea. -
Event 10
UN recognizes South Korea's gov. -
Event 11
NATO is founded to in opposition of the Soviet Union. -
Event 12
Harry Truman orders the development of the hydrogen bomb. -
Event 13
China and Soviet Union sign a 30yr treaty of friendship. -
Event 14
North Korea invades South Korea. Korean War starts. -
Event 15
US and Soviet Union end Cold War.