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Bay of Pigs invasion.
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The Cold War begins.
On this very day, the U.S policy changed suddenly when Henry Stimson read out a full report on the atomic bomb test to president Truman and James Byrnes. Truman had previous knowledge about the testing, but didn't actually do anything about it until he heard the full story. According to Winston Churchill, the report changed Truman a lot. The report also changed Churchill, and goaded them into starting the Cold War.
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The Cold War.
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The 'Iron Curtain' Speech.
On this day, Winston Churchill stated that the Russians have cut off Eastern Europe from the western part of the world. This is also considered the start of the Cold War.
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The Korean War
The Korean War was a war fought between the U.N and the side of North Korea and China. Basically a battle of capitalism verses communism.
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The space race.
Basically, the space race was a race between the USSR and the USA to outdo each other in space. This involved trying to be the first country to put a satellite in space, the first to put a man in space, and the first to put a man on the moon.
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Castro takes over Cuba
On the 8th of January 1959, Fidel Castro took over Cuba. This was a big problem because if Castro decided to team up with the Russians or the Chinese, it could spell disaster for America as a missile launch could happen.
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Bay of Pigs invasion.
This was when the Americans finally decided to invade Cuba to try and stop the missile crisis by overthrowing Castro's government. All in all, this failed and America lost 100 men, and over 1,100 were captured. Good job America!
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Strategic arms limitation talks,
The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks were a discussion by the Americans and the Soviets to come to an agreement on curtailing the manufacturing nuclear weapons. There were two SALTS, number one was on a treaty for anti-ballistics missiles and also an interim agreement on protocol on limitation of strategic weapons. The second one was about setting limits on strategic launchers, and the amount of rockets overall.
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Soviets invade Afghanistan.
So, the soviets invaded Afghanistan during the Afghan civil war to try and maintain a friendly and social government on its border, it was the only time Russia invaded a country outside of the eastern bloc, a strategic decision met by worldwide condemnation.
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Berlin Wall falls down.
On this day, the Berlin Wall finally fell, and as a result, the German Democratic Party allowed all East Germans to cross the fence. This created an euphoric atmosphere for both sides, east and west Germans. http://history1900s.about.com/od/coldwa1/a/berlinwall.htm -
The Cold War ends (officially)
The Cold War ended on this day, as the USSR officially dissolved. As a result, there was nothing left to fight for, and thus, the Cold War was over!
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War_(1985%E2%80%9391)
