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UN was Created
United Nations was created as an international organization to prevent wars -
US Begins Nuclear Age
US drops 2 atomic bombs on Japan creating the Nuclear age -
Germany Divided
Allies split Germany into 4 zones, ruled by the US, UK, USSR, and France -
Cold War is started
Stalin declares incompatibility of communism and capitalism -
Iron Curtain
Churchhill considers the boundry dividing eastern and western europe the Iron Curtain -
Truman Doctorine
Makes US give support to free nations who are threatened by opponents -
Marshall Plan Announced
George Marshall announces the Marshall plan that would support european nations, post-war -
New Currency
Western allies plan new currencies in zones of Germany -
Berlin Airlift begins
Western allies drop food and supplies into Berlin to sustain the city during Soviet blockade -
Congress Approves $12,5 Billion Plan
Congress approved $12.5 billion plan only after Czechoslovakia ws taken over by communists -
NATO is Formed
US joins 10 west european nations in a military defense alliance called NATO -
USSR admits defeat
Soviets admit defeat by lifting blockade on Berlin -
USSR atomic bombs
USSR tests their first atomic bomb -
Cold War Expands
US and USSR try to outmanuver one another with spies and secret operations -
H-Bomb
US developed first H-Bomb whis is a Hydrogen Bomb -
USSR H-Bomb
Soviets developed their first H-Bomb to keep up with the US
