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During WWII, at a Russian resort town, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin met to discuss the future of the war and the postwar world.
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Japan surrendered and WWII came to a close
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Soviet leader Joseph Stalin predicts triumph of commuunism over capitalism. He also created Cominform which coordinated the activities of Communist parties worldwide.
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President Harry S. Truman stated that the US would provide political, military, and economic help to all democratic nations if they were threatened by an external or internal authoritarian force.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization; military alliance formed in the North Atlantic Treaty signed on April 4, 1949. The nations agreed to a mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party.
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Communist Dictator Mao Zedong takes control of China.
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A war between South Korea and North Korea. North Korea wanted to unite Korea, so they invaded the 38th parallel and started the war.
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Military alliance between the eight communist states of Central and Eastern Europe created during the Cold War
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The United States president proclaims that the US will defend a country or group of countried in the Middle East who requests help against Communist aggression.
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Sputnik was the first offical satellite to orbit the earth. It was launched by the Soviets using one of their rockets.