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October Revolution
Bolsheviks seized power in Russia -
United States officially recognised Soviet Union
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Operation Barbarossa
Germany invaded Soviet Union -
D-Day
Allied invasion of German occupied Northern France -
Bretton Woods Conference
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Churchill- Stalin Moscow Conference
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Big Three met at Yalta Conference
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President Roosevelt died and was succeeded by VP Truman
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United Nations Charter was issued
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US recognised communist- dominated Polish Gov of National Unity
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US successfully tested an atom bomb
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Big Three met at Postdam Conference
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US dropped an atom bomb on Hiroshima
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US dropped an atom bomb on Nagasaki
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Kennan's Long Telegramme
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Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech
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Soviet Military withdrawal from Iran
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Secretary of State James Brunes announced relaxation
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Announcement of the Marshall Plan
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Truman Doctrine
Truman addressed congress on the issue of financial aid to Greece and Turkey -
Congress passed the National Security Act
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Soviets imposed road, rail and river Blockade on West Berlin
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Berlin airlift began
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Creation of NATO
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Soviets lifted Berlin Blockade
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Federal Republic of Germany was established