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Defeat Of Germany and Japan
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YALTA conference meeting of FDR
Churchill, Stalin - the 'Big Three'
Soviet Union has control of Eastern Europe. The Cold War Begins -
Victory in Europe.
Germany surrenders to the Red Army in Berlin -
Potsdam Conference
Germany was officially partitioned into four zones of occupation. -
The United States drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima
(20 kiloton bomb 'Little Boy' kills 80,000) -
Russia declares war on Japan
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The United States drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki
(22 kiloton 'Fat Man' kills 70,000) -
Japanese surrender End of World War II
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Emperor surrender broadcast - VJ Day
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Stalin hostile speech
communism & capitalism were incompatible -
"Sinews of Peace"
Iron Curtain Speech by Winston Churchill - "an "iron curtain" has descended on Europe" -
Truman demands Russia leave Iran