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1940's
cold war begins -
1940's
United States first used atomic bomb in war -
1940's
Russia enters war against Japan -
1940's
Japanese surrender `ending world war II -
1940's
Winston Churchill delivers Iron Curtai Speech -
1940's
Truman declares active role in greek civil war -
1940's
Marshall Plan is announced -
1940's
Communist takeover in Czechoslovakia -
1940's
Berlin Blockade begins -
1940's
Berlin Blockade ends -
1940's
NATO ratified -
1940's
Mao Zedong, a Communist, takes control of China -
1940's
Soviets explode first atomic bomb