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Hitler is killed
Hitler committs suicide at 3:30 p.m., and Eva Braun dies with him -
The Partition of Germany
The Allies divided "Occupation Zone Germany" into four military occupation zones — France in the southwest, Britain in the northwest, the United States in the south, and the Soviet Union in the east. -
Civil War in Greece begun
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Truman Doctrine Speech
Delivered this speech by President Truman before a joint session of Congress on March 12, 1947. -
Marshall Plan is announced
The plan is nnounced it in a commencement speech at Harvard University on June 5, 1947. At the time, Americans perceived the plan as a generous subvention to Europe. -
Berlin Airlift begun
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Creation of NATO
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Civil War in Greece ended
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Berlin Airlift ended
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Soviets test an atomic bomb
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The Korean War ends
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KGB Established
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Creation of Warsaw Pact
A collective defense treaty among Soviet Union and seven Soviet satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe in existence during the Cold War. -
Sputnik
Sputnik 1 was the first artificial Earth satellite. -
Korean War begins
The Korean War was a war between North and South Korea, in which a United Nations force led by the United States fought for the South, and China fought for the North, which was also assisted by the Soviet Union.