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American Naval victories at the Battle of the Coral Sea and aircraft carrier duel at the Battle of Midway crippled Japan's Pacific Naval Operations
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UN financial and monetary conference created International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
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Potsdam Conference near Berlin: President Truman received word that the Manhattan project had successfully tested an atomic bomb
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This lasted over 20 years
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UN passed resolutions demanding that North Korea cease hostilities and withdraw his armed forces to the 38th parallel line