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A cold war
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jappan surrenders due to the atomic bomb
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May. World War II ends in Europe.
Aug. U.S. drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
Potsdam Conference - Truman - Stalin and British divide up Europe -
On Aug. 9, 1945, three days after the bombing of Hiroshima, the United States dropped a second atomic bomb on the city of Nagasaki. The New York Times article reported that the dropping of the bomb occurred at noon, Japanese time.
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June Berlin Airlift begins (ends May 19, 1949)
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1950 June U.S. and other U.N. members fight North Korean forces.
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1954 June U.S. sponsored coup overthrows Guatemalan government.
Sept. Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) formed. -
1957 Oct. Soviets launch first man‑made satellite.
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1962 June Sino‑Soviet Conflict begins.
Oct. Cuban Missile Crisis -
1975 Apr. South Vietnam falls to Communist forces.