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Turning point · The Cold War, 1945–1991
Potsdam Conference
17 Jul–2 Aug 1945 — The victors divide Germany into occupation zones. Mid-conference Truman learns the bomb test worked, and mentions “a new weapon” to Stalin — who already knows.
This is one scene of Chapter 1 — The World the War Left in The Cold War, 1945–1991.
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