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Potsdam conflict with USSR against Britain and the USA.
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Declares active role in Greek Civil War
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Stalin did not think that America would dare to get involved, so he gave his agreement. Stalin saw a chance to continue the cold war and discomfort America, but ‘at arm’s length’ – without directly confronting the Americans. Kim Il Sung also went to see Mao Zedong, the leader of China, to get his agreement. 10
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First Atomic Bomb approved
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Undermine Communism: In April 1950, the American National Security Council issued a report (NSC 68) recommending that America abandon 'containment' and start 'rolling back' Communism.
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On 25 June 1950, the North Koreans attacked. They were very successful. The North Korean People's Army (NKPA) easily defeated the Republic of Korea's army (the ROKs) They captured most of South Korea.
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Churchill (the British Prime Minister) and Truman (the American president, 1945–1953). Russia stated that Truman and Churchill wanted to destroy the USSR, which was just defending itself.