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https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/marshall-plan-1
"The Marshall Plan, also known as the European Recovery Program, was a U.S. program providing aid to Western Europe following the devastation of World War II. " -
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/berlin-airlift-begins "The Soviet blockade of land routes into West Berlin, the United States begins a massive airlift of food, water, and medicine to the citizens of the besieged city. For nearly a year, supplies from American planes sustained the over 2 million people in West Berlin."
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https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/nato
"The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union." -
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviets-explode-atomic-bomb
"The atomic explosion, which at 20 kilotons was roughly equal to “Trinity,” the first U.S. atomic explosion, destroyed those structures and incinerated the animals."
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