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1949.

Two new superpowers emerged at the end of the Second World War, the United States and the Soviet Union . The world knew that the United States already had atomic weapons. On August 29th, 1949, the Soviets revealed theirs. The main event of 1949 would shake the western world and threaten civilization...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Geelong, Australia : World Wide Entertainment, [between 1999 and 2009?]
Series:World history in video.
Subjects:
Cold War.
Nuclear weapons > Government policy > United States.
Nuclear weapons > Testing.
Nuclear weapons > Soviet Union.
Guerre froide.
Armes nucléaires > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Armes nucléaires > Essais.
Armes nucléaires > URSS.
Nuclear weapons.
Nuclear weapons > Government policy.
Soviet Union.
United States.
Documentary.
Documentaries and Factual Films
Alexander Street Video.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Two new superpowers emerged at the end of the Second World War, the United States and the Soviet Union . The world knew that the United States already had atomic weapons. On August 29th, 1949, the Soviets revealed theirs. The main event of 1949 would shake the western world and threaten civilization. The Soviets had tested an atomic bomb and the nuclear arms race had begun.
Item Description:Previously released on DVD.
Title from resource description page (viewed Sept. 1, 2011).
Physical Description:1 online resource (6 min.).