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Yalta Conference meeting of FDR, Churchill, Stalin - the 'Big Three'
Soviet Union has control of Eastern Europe. The Cold War Begins -
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Victory in Europe. Germany surrenders to the Red Army in Berlin
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Germany was officially partitioned into four zones of
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The United States drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima (20 kiloton bomb 'Little
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Russia declares war on Japan
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The United States drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki (22 kiloton 'Fat Man' kills
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Japanese surrender End of World War II
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communism & capitalism were incompatible
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"an "iron curtain" has descended on Europe"
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Truman demands Russia leave Iran
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was the first public demonstration of America's atomic arsenal
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underwater explosion
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Truman declares active role in Greek Civil War
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Marshall Plan was announced setting a precedent for helping countries combat poverty, disease, and malnutrition.
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U.S. meet 19 Latin American countries and created a security zone around the hemisphere
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The Communist takeover in Czechoslovakia
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Truman's Loyalty Program created to catch Cold War spies
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Brussels Pact organized to protect Europe from communism
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Berlin Blockade begins; lasting 11 months
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NATO was ratified
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Berlin Blockade ends
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Russia tested its first atomic bomb
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Establishes the People's Republic of China
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Korean War begins. Stalin supports North Korea who invade South Korea equipped with Soviet weapons
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developed by Britain
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Korean War ends
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Helps overthrow unfriendly regimes in Iran and Guatemala
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Warsaw Pact formed
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USSR sent tanks into Poznan, Poland, to suppress demonstrations by workers
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Vostok rocket launched 1st ICBM
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Suez Crisis began with an Israeli attack led by Moshe Dayan against Egyptian forces in the Sinai
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A-bombs developed by France; Soviet Union reveals that U.S. spy plane was shot down over Soviet territory
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John F. Kennedy elected President of USA
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Construction of Berlin Wall begins
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President Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, Texas
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U.S. Marines sent to Dominican Republic to fight Communism
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Ceasefire in Vietnam between North Vietnam and the United States
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North Vietnam defeats South Vietnam which falls to Communist forces
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Strike leader Lech Walesa is elected as the head of Solidarity
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Soviet troops withdraw from Afghanistan, Poland becomes independent, Hungary becomes independent, Berlin Wall is demolished and East Germany allows unrestricted migration to
West Germany, Communist governments fall in Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, and Rumania
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