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Communists take control of Czechoslavakia.
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The Berlin Blocade begins. Russian troops stop all land, water, and railroad access.
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Communist install government in the Soviet Sector.
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The "Easter Parade" takes place on the 294th day of the Airlift. 13,000 tons of supplies are flown to Berlin.
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The Soviets lift the blockade.
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Winston Churchill says that the A-bomb is the only thing preventing the Soviet Union from taking Europe
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Over 125.000 East Berliners secretly escaped across to West Germany.
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