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Japan surrenders after atomic bombings.
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Truman vows to stop the spread of Communism.
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A Soviet blockade forces supplies to be airdropped to West Berlin.
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is formed by capitalist countries.
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North Korea invades South Korea.
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Joseph Stalin dies from supposedly natural causes.
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The borders are redrawn again near the 38th parallel.
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He takes Stalin's position after Stalin dies.
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Communist countries band together in the Warsaw Pact
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When Russia threatens to break our weapons blockade of Cuba, they enter a standoff.