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Deciding the post-war status of Germany. The Allies of World War II divide Germany into four occupation zones. The Allied nations agree that free elections are to be held in all countries occupied by Nazi Germany. In addition, the new United Nations are to replace the failed League of Nations.
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US President Franklin D. Roosevelt suffers a stroke and dies while on vacation in Warm Springs, GA.
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President Harry Truman announces the Truman Doctrine starting with the giving of aid to Greece and Turkey in order to prevent them from falling into the Soviet sphere
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the 38th Parallel had been established as the dividing line between North and South Korean since 1948
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is founded by Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States, in order to resist Communist expansion.
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June 28 to May 11, 1949: The Berlin Airlift defeats Russia's attempt to starve West Berlin.
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The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations,
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The U.S. provided 88% of the 341,000 international soldiers which aided South Korean forces
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soviet union is supplying North Korea with weapons
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Korean war Ends at the same place it started
