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World War II Ends in Europe
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United Nations Charter Established
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Potsdam Conference Held
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Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan Surrenders
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Civil War in China
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Truman unveils Truman Doctrine to Congress
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Marshall Plan for West Europe is Announced
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CIA Established
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India Gains Independence
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Cominform Created
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Civil War Breaks out in Vietnam
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Communists Take Over in Czechoslovakia
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Soviets Blokade Berlin
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NATO Founded
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Soviets Successfully Test Their First Nuclear Device
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Communists People's Republic of China Estaplished
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United States Authorizes Deployment of Hydrogen Bomb
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China and Soviet Union Sign 'Treat of Friendship, Alliance, and Mutal Assistance'
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Senator McCarthy Begins Communist Witch-Hunt
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Korean War Begins
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China Enters Korean War
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Truman Dismisses General MacArther as Commander of U.S. Forces in Korea
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Elisenhower Elected U.S. Presidient
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Stalin Passes Away
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Korean War Ends
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Soviet Union Breaks Up