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Period: to
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 WW2
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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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Communist takeover in Czechoslovakia
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Berlin blockade begins
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NATO treaty ratified
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Berlin Blockade ends