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The Potsdam Conference
While at a conference in Potsdam, Germany, which took place after WWII, the Soviet Union argues for half of Germany's territory. Stalin succeeds in gaining some territoy and is later in a conversation with Truman where he releases information that the U.S. has successfully detonated an atomic bomb.
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The Cold War
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First Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima
Due to Japan being the last threat of WWII, the United States dropped it's first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. This event is important due to the fact that it caused some more encouragement for the Soviet Union to work on nuclear weapons. Hiroshima -
The "Iron Curtain"
In reference to the Soviet Union's recent taking over Eastern Europe, Winston Churchill, in a speech, refers to Europe as an Iron Curtain, in which the Soviet Union is on the wrong side of the curtain.
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Red Scare Results in The Naming Of Celebrities
A little after the beginning of the red scare, it hits an all time high, with the FBI accusing Celebrities as Communist or Spies.. This is importants because it is at this point where the U.S. has become frightened to the max of communism and of the Soviet Union spies. Red Scare
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The Soviet Union Puts Sputnik into Orbit
The Soviet Union successfully placed the first satelite ever into orbit, causing some suspicion to the U.S. of nuclear weapons but also hurrying the U.S. to attempt to go to space themselves.
http://www.coldwar.org/articles/50s/sputnik.asp
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Yuri Gagarin Becomes First Man To Go Into Space
Yuri Gagarin became the first man to be launched into space by the Soviet Unions. This is important because it pushed the U.S. further in the "Space Race' section of the Cold War.
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Neil Armstrong Becomes the First Man on The Moon
The United States is the first country to put a man on the moon, Neil Armstrong, after a long period of attempting to be the first to do something big in space. This is important because it caused further agrivation from the Soviet Union.
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Soviet Union's Invasion of Afghanistan
Soviet Union troops invade Afghanistan, invating a country outside of the eastern Europe side they usually invaded in.
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Soviet Union Stops All Operations
