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occupation zones
The allies of World War II divide Germany into four occupation zones -
Nuclear Weapons
US President Truman gives permission for the world's first military use of an atomic weapon against the city of Hiroshima in an attempt to bring the only remaining theatre of war from the Second World War in the Pacific to a swift closure. -
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is formed by the United States and many western European countries to defend Europe against Soviet aggression -
Germans
More than 300,000 East Germans flee to West Berlin and then to West Germany. -
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact is formed by the Soviet Union and communist countries in eastern Europe as a military defense organization to counter NATO -
Berlin Wall
Soviet-controlled East Germany divides Berlin with the Berlin Wall. -
Fall
Crowds of East Germans crossed and climbed onto the wall, joined by West Germans on the other side in a celebratory atmosphere -
Reunited
East and West Germany are reunited. -
End of Cold War
Started in 1947 and i=ended until the dissolation of the Soviet Union
