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The Soviet Union tests there own atomic bomb and the Arms Race begins.
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U.S. backs a coup and overthrows the Iranian government. President Eisenhower sends aid to South Vietnam and the Soviets end an anti-communism revolution in Hungary.
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The American Navy blockades Cuba after the Soviet Union places missiles in Cuba. Kennedy pulls away from Cuba in exchange for the Soviet's removal of Cuban missiles.
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America's combat in Vietnam ends but it secretly backs a coup that overthrows the Chilean president.
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Invasion The US. invades Grenada, overthrowing the government and replacing it with a U.S.-friendly one.