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| 1946 |
| | | Cold war tensions involved Soviets' continued occupation of northern Iran. Soviet troops withdrew by May. | 1 |
| The Nuremberg Tribunal for Nazi war criminals reached its verdicts, sentencing ten Nazis to death. | 2 |
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| | | Trygve Lie of Norway was elected secretary general of the United Nations for a five-year term. | 3 |
| | | June |
| | | The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development began operation. | 4 |
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| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth
edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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