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A Bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The U.S. detonated two nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people. -
Marshall Aid to the west of Europe.
The Marshall Plan was a recovery program made by the U.S.. It provided more than $15 billion to help fiance rebuilding efforts on the continent. -
Berlin Blockade
One of the first international crises of the Cold War. The Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control. -
Korean War
The Korean War was between North Korea and South Korea. South Korea had the united nations support and North Korea had the support of China and the Soviet Union. -
USA first hydrogen bomb
It was the first detonated hydrogen bomb test. Which deemed to be a successful full-scale thermonuclear weapon explosion. -
Korean War Ended
North Korea, China, and the United States signed an armistice agreement. But South Korea objected to it, so however the fighting stopped, the war never truly did. -
Warsaw Pact created
The Warshaw Pact was a collective defense treaty established by the Soviet Union. As well as seven other Soviet satellite states. -
Hungary revolts against USSR
It was the Hungarian Uprising and the Soviet invasion of Hungary. Which was a nationwide libertarian revolution against the Hungarian People's Republic and its Stalinist Soviet-imposed policies. -
Sputnik Launch
Sputnik was the first artificial Earth satellite which was launced by the Soviet Union. It orbited for three weeks before it died, went silent for 2 months, and then fell back in the atmosphere. -
Cuba becomes a communist state
When Cuba joined the communist party. This was to be celebrated as the Day of Revolution for Cuba.
