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Cold War begins
Yalta Conference meeting of FDR, Churchill, Stalin - the 'Big Three'
Soviet Union has control of Eastern Europe. The Cold War Begins -
US Drops Atom Bomb in Hiroshima
The United States drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima (20 kiloton bomb 'Little
Boy' kills 80,000) -
Russia Japan War
Russia declares war on Japan -
End of World War II
Japanese surrender End of World War II -
Emperor surrender on broadcast
Emperor surrender broadcast - VJ Day -
communism & capitalism were incompatible
Stalin hostile speech - communism & capitalism were incompatible -
Iron Curtain Speech by Winston Churchill
Sinews of Peace" Iron Curtain Speech by Winston Churchill - "an "iron curtain"
has descended on Europe" -
Truman demands Russia leave Iran
Truman demands Russia leave Iran to aviod war
