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Victory in Europe as Germany surrenders to the Russian army.
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The Potsdam Conference formally divided Germany and Austria into four zones. It was also agreed that the German capital Berlin would be divided into four zones.
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The United States dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima
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President Truman promised to help any country facing a Communist takeover
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This was a program of economic aid offered by the United States to any European country. The plan was rejected outright by Stalin and any Eastern Bloc country considering accepting aid was reprimanded severely. Consequently the aid was only given to Western European Countries.
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The Korean war began when North Korea invaded South Korea
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The Korean war ended. North Korea remained affiliated with Russia while South Korea was affiliated with the USA.
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The Warsaw Pact was formed with member states East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Albania, Bulgaria, and the Soviet Union.
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USSR Sputnik II carried Laika the dog, the first living creature to go into space.
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Berlin wall built and borders sealed between East and West Germany.
