Causes of the Cold War Images
A-Bomb Aftermath
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Hiroshima after the atomic bombing of August 1945.
Trinity
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The first atomic bomb test, code name Trinity, occurred in New Mexico in 1945.
Potsdam
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Churchill, Truman, and Stalin at the Potsdam Conference.
Berlin Airlift
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An American lieutenant receives thanks from Berlin children during the airlift.
MacArthur in Korea
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General Douglas MacArthur with his staff in the Korean War: