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1945 defeat of germany and japan February 4-11: Yalta Conference meeting of FDR, Churchill, Stalin - the 'Big Three'
Soviet Union has control of Eastern Europe. The Cold War Begins -
1946 February 9: Stalin hostile speech - communism & capitalism were incompatible
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March 5 : "Sinews of Peace" Iron Curtain Speech by Winston Churchill - "an "iron curtain" has descended on Europe"
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July 1: Operation Crossroads with Test Able was the first public demonstration of America's atomic arsenal
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March 12 : Truman Doctrine - Truman declares active role in Greek Civil War
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June 1 Marshall Plan is announced setting a precedent for helping countries combat poverty, disease and malnutrition
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February 25 : Communist takeover in Czechoslovakia
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March 2: Truman's Loyalty Program created to catch Cold War spies
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January 30 - Truman approved H-bomb development
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february 1-Joe McCarthy begins Communist witch hunt and loyalty tests
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January 12 : Federal Civil Defense Administration established
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April 11 - Truman fires MacArthur
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janurary 1-A-bombs developed by Britain
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March 17-June 4 Nuclear Arms Race atomic test series of 11 explosions at Nevada Test Site
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April 15: RAND report on the "Vulnerability of U. S. Strategic Air Power"
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March 1: H-bomb Castle-Bravo test
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May 1: Warsaw Pact formed
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June 29: USSR sent tanks into Poznan, Poland, to suppress demonstrations by workers
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September 4: USSR sent military aid to Afghanistan
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August 26: Vostok rocket launched 1st ICBM