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The United States drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki (22 kiloton 'Fat Man' kills 70,000)
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Stalin hostile speech communism & capitalism were incompatible
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Marshall Plan is announced setting a precedent for helping countries combat poverty, disease and malnutrition
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Berlin Blockade begins lasting 11 months
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Berlin Blockade ends
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Stalin supports North Korea who invade South Korea equipped with Soviet weapons
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Federal Civil Defense Administration established
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Korean War ends and signs truce
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SALT I signed which it was to limit the number of nuclear weapons held by each side
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SALT2 was to controls arms
