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The Atomic Age

The Atomic Age. Soviets enter the Atomic Age. In 1949 the USSR test their first A-Bomb US is gripped with fear US test the first Hydrogen Bomb. Dwight D. Eisenhower. WWII Hero Wins the 1952 election Josef Stalin died in 1953 replace by Khrushchev

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The Atomic Age

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  1. The Atomic Age

  2. Soviets enter the Atomic Age • In 1949 the USSR test their first A-Bomb • US is gripped with fear • US test the first Hydrogen Bomb

  3. Dwight D. Eisenhower • WWII Hero • Wins the 1952 election • Josef Stalin died in 1953 replace by Khrushchev • US has new nuclear strategy: Massive retaliation • Ike believed peace through power

  4. Arms Race • Each Country spent billions on weapons. • Sputnik: First Satellite in space: Russians have early advantage. • The Space race begins as a product of the Cold War: NASA

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