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The death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt leads to Harry Truman to become President, when he was only V.P. for 82 days. This puts an inexperienced person in control of the nation.
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The U.N. was founded in San Francisco by different representatives across the world. These representatives were from 51 countries.
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In New Mexico, scientists create the first successful atomic bomb, which will be a good tool to have in war for the future.
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The Japanese city Hiroshima is bombed by an American bomber named Enola Gay. This marks the start to the nuclear age across the world. This also left Hiroshima completely destroyed.
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President Truman gives a speech called the "Truman Doctrine," in which he said that te U.S. will interfere and try to help any country who is being negatively affected by Communism.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower, Republican and former general for the U.S. in World War II, is elected as the next president of the United States.
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Joseph Stalin dies at the hands of Khrushchev. Stalin was 74 years old when he passed away.
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The end to the Korean War causes the United States to have relations with South Korea, while Russia continues to have relations with North Korea.
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The U.S. helped train Cuban exiles to go into Cuba and attempt to overthrow their Communist leader Fidel Castro. Unfortunately, the invasion was not successful.
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President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald, even though people have conspiracy theories that their might have been others involved, possibly including the CIA.
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President Johnson decides to increasse the amount of U.S. soldiers sent to Vietnam. He announces that there will be 35,000 soldiers drafted monthly to get a total of 125,000 U.S. troops in Vietnam.
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Jimmy Carter is elected to become the next president of the United States.
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The destruction of the Berlin Wall occurs.
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The Warsaw Pact was ended, which caused Communist countries to no longer be allied.
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The Cold War ends when the Soviet Uniion gets recognition of being dimished. Russia is a major country that recognized the termination of the Soviet Union, ending the Cold War.
