Chapter 1- Cold War notes

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What happened in January 1945?
Most European states are liberated by the Soviet Union.
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What happened in February 1945?
The Yalta Conference takes place.
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What happened in April 1945?
Roosevelt dies and Hitler commits suicide.
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What happened in May 1945?
The war in Europe ends.
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What happened in July 1945?
The Potsdam Conference.
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What happened in August 1945?
Two atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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What happened in September 1945?
Japan agreed to an unconditional surrender to American forces.
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What was agreed at Yalta?
Germany would be divided into four zones, each administered by an allied power. The United Nations would be formally ratified, and the USSR would gain land from Poland, and Poland would be expanded to the North and West.
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How many Soviets died in WW2?
25 million
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What was Stalin's focus?
Security
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Who was the founding father of Communism, and what did he believe?
Karl Marx - He believed that all countries should be Capitalist.
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