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The Enola Gray flew over Hiroshima and dropped the very first atomic bomb. It completely destroyed the city.
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Gouzenko, a young Russian Cipher Clerk, exposed Stalin’s efforts to steal nuclear secrets and a spy ring that was present in Canada and the US.
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A bunch of countries came together to form the United Nations. It is kind of like the League of Nations, but with more improvements.
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The Avro Arrow was a high-tech aircraft that was cancelled due to possible controversy
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Countries came together to form a contract to fight against their Communist enemies.
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North Korea attacks South Korea. The US sided with the democratic South Korea, while China came to the aid of the communist North Korea.
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The war started in 1954, after the rise of Ho Chi Minh and his communist party in North Vietnam. This war served as a backdrop of the Cold War.
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If any one of the countries is attacked, other countries would come to their aid as an ally
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Israel invaded Egypt in 1956, which was soon followed by the United Kingdom and France.
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A pact that placed joint command the air forces of the US and Canada.
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The Americans promised not to invade Cuba if Cuba stopped making nuclear weapons.
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A treaty is signed which limits the development of offensive and defensive strategic systems
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Was made in order to prevent missile attacks, especially for the Soviet Union
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The East Berlin’s Communist Party spokesperson announced à change in his cities relation to the West. The people of Berlin threw a massive street party, and chipped at the wall with hammers and picks.
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Gorbachev allows elections, with a multi-party system, creating a more democratic society for the Soviet Union