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On Aug. 6, 1945, U.S. war plane Enola Gay dropped “Little Boy,” a 8,900-pound atomic bomb, on Hiroshima, Japan. Within eight days, Japan surrendered, ending World War II.
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The Berlin Airlift showed the Soviet Union that the western Allies weren't leaving the citizens of West Berlin behind and would do anything to preserve their independence.
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Stalin supports North Korea who invaded South Korea equipped with Soviet weapons.
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Was an attempt by the Soviet to retaliate against the United State's NATO, which was a military alliance formed by the US.
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Sputnik caught the American public off-guard because of it's impressive size. The public feared that the Soviets' abilitiy to launch satellites gave them the capability to launch nuclear weapons to the U.S.
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Kennedy promised to renovate America's foreign policy, by exploring options ignored by the Eisenhower administration.
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It was the closest the world ever came to a nuclear war, and it was provoked by the Americans.
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The bombers struck in Vinh, 145 miles north of the Demilitarized Zone.
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It was the biggest crisis in two years between the United States and North Korea.
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The cease-fire began on time, but both sides violated it.
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South Vietnam then fell to communist forces.
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A diplomatic relationship opened a channel for exchange and co-operation between China and the United States.
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In little more than a week, Grenada's government was overthrown.
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Reagan and Gorbachev agree to remove all medium and short-range nuclear missiles
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The Soviet Union collapsed economically so the USA no longer had an enemy.
