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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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Japaneses surrenders, ending World War 11
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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 rarified
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Berlin Blockade ends