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The Dropping of the Atomic Bomb
It showed the world the U.S.'s atomic power which threatened the USSR -
Churchill’s Iron Curtain Speech
Churchill delivers his speech talking about the "Iron Curtain" that has fallen on Europe. He describes the division of power between the East and West Germany and warns against Soviet designs for expansion. -
The Truman Doctrine
President Truman promised to help any country facing a Communist takeover -
Formation of West Germany
The French, USA and UK partitions of Germany were merged to form West Germany -
Berlin Blockade
Russia’s response to the merger of Berlin was to cut all road and rail links. This meant that those living in Western Berlin had no access to food supplies and faced starvation. Food was brought to Western Berliners by US and UK airplanes. -
The end of the Berlin Blockade
Russia ended the blockade of Berlin -
Space Race
Russian cosmonaut became the first person in space trigging a race to the moon between the US and USSR. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The US government attempted to invade Cuba and overthrow the Communist government of Fidel Castro. The attempt failed. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin was built and sealed the borders of East and West Germany. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A U.S. spy plane reported sighting the construction of a Soviet nuclear missile base in Cuba. President Kennedy set up a naval blockade and demanded the removal of the missiles. War was averted when the Russians agreed on 28th October to remove the weapons. The United States agreed not to invade Cuba -
JFK Assassination
JF Kennedy was assassinated while on a visit to Dallas. Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for the murder but there has always been speculation that he was not the only killer and that there may have been a communist connection. -
USSR Office Change
Nikita Khrushchev removed from office. He was replaced by Leonid Brezhnev. -
Vietnam War
The U.S. sent 150,000 troops to Vietnam -
Space Race
The United States launched Apollo 8. It was the first manned orbit of the Moon. -
Space Race
US Apollo 11 landed on the Moon and Neil Armstrong become the first man on the Moon.