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Yalta Conference
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United States first used atomic bomb in war.
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Russia enters war against Japan.
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Japanese surrenders, ending WW ll
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Winston Churchill delivers "Iron Curtain" speech
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Truman announces Truman Doctrine
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Marshall Plan is announced
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Communists takeover in Czechoslovakia
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NATO treaty ratified
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Berlin blockade begins
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NATO treaty ratified
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Berlin blockade ends