Why was 1949 in terms of the Cold War a horrible year?

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2006-12-05 12:45:05 · 3 answers · asked by Alexandra V 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History

Mao Zedong, a Communist, takes control of China
Soviets explode first atomic bomb

2006-12-05 13:12:48 · answer #1 · answered by meg 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

China became a communist country
Russia successfully conducted a nuclear weapon test, making her the 2nd country to possess nuclear weapons

2006-12-09 01:35:46 · answer #2 · answered by Kevin F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It wasn't bad at all, as I remember it.

2006-12-05 13:03:28 · answer #3 · answered by yahoohoo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋