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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 -
Potsdam Conference
Germany was officially partitioned into four zones of
occupation. -
Russo-Japanese war
Russia declares war on Japan -
Stalin Hostile speech
communism & capitalism were incompatible -
"Sinews of Peace"
Iron Curtain Speech by Winston Churchill - "an "iron curtain"
has descended on Europe" -
Truman Doctrine
Truman declares active role in Greek Civil War -
PPC
Communist Mao Zedong takes control of China and establishes the People's
Republic of China