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Period: to
Cold War
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Yalta Conference
meeting of Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin. The "Big Three" -
Russia enters war against Japan
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End of World War II
Japanese surrender. -
Iron Curtain Speech by Winston Churchhill
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Truman declares active role in Greek Civil War
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Marshall Plan is announced
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Communist takeover in Czechoslovakia
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Berlin Blockade begins
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Berlin Blockade ends
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NATO ratified
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Mao Zedong, a Communist, takes control of China
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Soviets explode first atomic bomb
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Korean War begins
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US explodes first hydrogen bomb
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Rosenberg executions
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Korean War ends
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Soviets explodes hydrogen bomb. Stalin died
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KGB established
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CIA helps overthrow unfriendly regimes in Iran and Guatemala