1946 ⟶ Stalin's Election Speech: Capitalism and War
Joseph Stalin makes his Election Speech, in which he states ...
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☢️ Truman Informs Stalin of Nuclear Weapons at Potsdam
Potsdam Conference - At the Potsdam Conference, Truman informs Stalin that the United States has nuclear weapons.⟶
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🗣️ Stalin's Election Speech: Capitalism and War
Joseph Stalin makes his Election Speech, in which he states that capitalism and imperialism make future wars inevitable.⟶
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📜 Kennan's Long Telegram
George F. Kennan writes his Long Telegram, describing his interpretation of the objectives and intentions of the Soviet leadership.⟶
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🧱 Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech
Winston Churchill warns of the descent of an Iron Curtain across Europe. Named by Winston Churchill, the aim of the Iron Curtain was to create a divide between the developing countries in Europe and the ones still under political influence and dictatorship (Soviet Union).⟶
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✉️ Novikov Telegram Criticizes US Ambitions
Nikolai Vasilevich Novikov writes a response to Kennan's Long Telegram, known as the 'Novikov Telegram', in which he states that the United States were "striving for world supremacy".⟶
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🗣️ Term 'Cold War' Coined by Baruch
Bernard Baruch, in a speech given during the unveiling of his portrait in the South Carolina House of Representatives, coins the term "Cold War" to describe relations between the United States and the Soviet Union.⟶
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