Cold War · TURNING POINT ·
Potsdam Conference (1945)
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.
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- Origins of the Cold War (chapter 1 of Cold War)
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- The Cold War, 1945–1991
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