Cold war

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  • The end of WWII

  • The first Council of Foreign Ministers conference

    A dispute between the Soviet Union and the United States over the occupation of Japan and little of substance was accomplished

  • The Second CFM conference

    It agreed to the preparation of peace treaties with Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Finland; the creation of an eleven–member Far Eastern Commission and a four–member Allied Council for Japan.

  • Bruch Plan

    A proposal by the United States government, written largely by Bernard Baruch but based on the Acheson–Lilienthal Report, to the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission (UNAEC) during its first meeting
  • Winston Churchill’s Iron Curtain Speech

    Winston Churchill’s Iron Curtain Speech

    The opening shot of the Cold War

  • X Article

    written by George F. Kennan and published under the pseudonym "X" in the

  • 1948 United States presidential election

    recognize that much could be gained by adopting an aggressive stance against the Soviet Union, even if it had little to do with what was happening in Greece and Turkey
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    The Marshall Plan

    Initiative enacted in 1948 to provide foreign aid to Western Europe. The United States transferred $13.3 billion (equivalent of $173 billion in 2023) in economic recovery programs to Western European economies

  • National Security Council document No. 30 (NSC-30)