Events
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Hiroshima Nagasaki in 1945Marshall aid to the west of Europe.
Stalin of USSR refused it for Eastern EuropeNATO established. USSR exploded her first bombKorean War startedFederal Civil defense administration establishedTruman fires MacArthurA-Bombs developed by BritainRAND report on the vulnerability
of U.S. strategic Air PowerKorean War endH-Bomb Castle-Bravo testVietnam split at 17 parallelWarsaw Pact formedUSSR sent tanks to Poznan, Poland, to suppress demonstrations by workersUSSR sent military aid to afganistanVostok rocket launched 1st ICBMSputnik launched into orbitSputnik II launchedCuba becomes a communist stateCuban missel crisisHuge increase of American aid to Vietnamcuban missile crisisMilitary aid sent to Vietnam by USA for the first time.
Berlin Wall builtUSA openly involved in VietnamSix day war in Middle East.USSR invades czechoslovakiaYom Kippur warUSSR invaded AfghanistanMeeting in Iceland between USSR and USAINF treaty signedsoviet troops withdraw from Afghanistangermany reunitedEnd of soviet union and the Cold WarPresident Nixon resignsNorth Vietnam defeats south Vietnam which falls to communistsoviet and cuban forces help to install communist government in AngolaPresident Regan proposes Strategic Defense initiativePeriods
Start of the berlin blockageNuclear Arms Race atomic test series of 11 explosions at Nevada test site
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