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yalta conference
The Yalta Conference occurs, deciding the post-war status of Germany. The Allies of World War II (the USA, the USSR, United Kingdom and France) 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. -
worlds first military use of an atomic weapon
Truman gives permission for the world's first military use of an atomic weapon against the Japanese 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. -
philippines independence
The Philippines gains independence from the United States, and begins fighting communist Huk rebels (Hukbalahap Rebellion). -
announces the truman doctrine
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 -
independence for india and pakistan
India and Pakistan gain independence from the United Kingdom. -
comunist party takes control in czech
The Communist Party takes control in Czechoslovakia, after President Edvard Beneš accepts the resignation of all non-communist ministers. -
blockade ordered by soviet premier
Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin orders the blockade of all land routes from West Germany to Berlin, in an attempt to starve out the French, British, and American forces from the city. In response, the three Western powers launch the Berlin Airlift to supply the citizens of Berlin by air. -
soviet blockade ends
The Soviet blockade of Berlin ends with the re-opening of access routes to Berlin. The airlift continues until September, in case the Soviets re-establish the blockade. -
first chancellor
Konrad Adenauer becomes the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. -
sovereignty handed over to united states of indonesia
Sovereignty is handed over to United States of Indonesia from the Netherlands through the Dutch-Indonesian Round Table Conference with Sukarno as the first president of the newly formed federation. -
last kuomintang soldiers surrender on continental china
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forces of land
United Nations forces land at Inchon. Defeating the North Korean forces, they press inland and re-capture Seoul. -
U.K. tests atomic bomb
The United Kingdom successfully tests its atomic bomb in Operation Hurricane. The test makes the UK the world's third nuclear power. -
fighting ends in korea
An armistice agreement ends fighting in the Korean War -
Eisenhower meets with Churchill and Joseph Laniel of France in Bermuda.
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The Huk revolt in the Philippines is defeated.
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SEATO
Foundation of the South East Asian Treaty Organization (SEATO) by Australia, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, Thailand, the Philippines, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Like NATO, it is founded to resist Communist expansion, this time in the Philippines and Indochina.
