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Russian and Japan
Russia declares war on Japan -
U.S. atomic bomb
The United States drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki -
World War 2 ends
Japan surrenders to mark the end of World War 2 -
Joseph Stalin speech
Stalin gives a speech saying that communism and capitalism are imcompatible -
Cold War Begins
Tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union rises leading to the Cold War. -
Containment
President Truman signs a documents stating that communism was not allowed to spread and was only allowed to stay where it is currently at. -
Berlin Airlift
The Soviets blocked off Berlin so that the population would starve, little did they know that the alliance would drop supplies for them. -
NATO
Communism forces the U.S. and 11 other countries to form North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO. -
H-Bomb
President Truman approves the H-bomb which is supposed to be a lot more powerful than the previous A-bomb -
Korean War Ends
Conflict between North and South Korea comes to an end. -
Warsaw Pact
Soviet Union and other communist nations form the Warsaw Pact -
Sputnik
The Soviets launch the first satellite into space which scared americans because they thought that they could be attacked at any moment. -
Cuba taken over
Cuba is now under the control of Fidel Castro -
New President
John F. Kennedy is elected new president of the U.S. -
Berlin Wall goes up
The Berlin Wall kept people from east Germany from going to the west. -
President Assassinated
John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald -
Apollo 11
Apollo 11 was when the first humans landed on the moon. -
Nixon Resigns
Nixon resigns as the president of the U.S. -
Berlin Wall comes down
Berlin Wall comes down and no longer splits Germany apart. -
Cold War Ends
Cold War comes to an end and the Iron Curtain is lifted.
