Eventi
The Yalta Conference is heldPresident Roosevelt died in his fourth term in officeFifty countries signed the charter for the United NationsPresident Truman told Stalin that the US possessed an atomic bomb.Winston Churchill gave his famous “iron curtain” speech.Truman announces his policy of containment, known as the Truman Doctrine.The Marshall Plan is implementedStalin and Soviet forces blockaded Berlin.The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed.China fell to communismThe Korean War beginsGeneral Douglass MacArthur was fired by President Truman for insubordinationJulius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of espionage and executed.Eisenhower delivers his domino theory Cold War address.The Army-McCarthy hearings beganThe U.S defuses the Suez Crisis.A revolt begins in Hungary.Sputnik was launched by the Soviets.
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