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The United States dropped 20 kiloton bomb named 'Little Boy' (killing 80,000)
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The United States drops a 22 kiloton bomb on Nagasaki nicknamed 'Fat Man' (killing 70,000)
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Stalin gave a very hostile speech about communism being incompatible
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NATO on April 4th was ratified
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Russia tests their first atomic bomb
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Communist Mao Zedong takes control of China and creates the People's Republic of China
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Stalin supports North Korea which invade South Korea equipped with Soviet Military
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Federal Civil Defense Administration was created by President Harry S. Truman
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A plan designed by the US to trap a large # of Chinese troops between the Han and Imjin Rivers
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While the US and communist China negotiated a armistice, this battle took place. Which because of a film in 1959 was named Pork Chop Hill.
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During the night Stalin suffered Cerebral Hemorrhage which initially paralyzed the right side of his body.
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France finally got caught up in the nuclear race and developed the Atomic Bomb.
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People from all across Europe start to destroy the Berlin Wall.
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Boris Yeltsin is elected by the people of Russia to be their President.
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The Soviet Union collapsed for the reason of ethnic conflict, economic struggles caused by a focus on arms, and a lack of support for the idea of communism.
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North Korea and South Korea have been divided by the 38th parallel for close to 100 years, recently these two separate republics are in conflict.
