Origins of the Cold War

Yalta Conference

Feb 4, 1945

The Yalta Conference was in February 1945, attending were Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin. The conference was to bring Stalin into WW2 against Japan, discuss the forming of the United Nations, what would happen to Poland, what would happen to Germany. It ended with everything pretty much as it was before the conference.

Origins of Cold War Timeline

Period: Feb 4, 1945 to May 14, 1955

Death of Franklin D. Roosevelt

Apr 12, 1945

Surrender of Germany (WW2)

May 7, 1945

Potsdam Conference

Jul 17, 1945

The Potsdam Conference July-August 1945. It was to decide the future of Europe. Attending were Truman, Atlee, and Stalin. What was decided was the future of Germany, Japan, borders of Poland, German war payments to the Soviets.

Japanese Surrender (End of WW2)

Aug 15, 1945

Kennan's Long Telegramme

Feb 20, 1946

Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech

Mar 5, 1946

Truman demands Soviets leave Iran

Mar 10, 1946

Announcement of Truman Doctrine

Mar 12, 1947

Announcement of Marshall Plan

Jun 5, 1947

Sovietization of Romania & Bulgaria

Jun 13, 1947

Lasted from June to August.

Czechoslovakian Coup (Communists seize power)

Feb 25, 1948

Czechoslovak coup d'état.

Congress officially approves Marshall Plan

Mar 13, 1948

Announcement of Brussel Pact

Mar 17, 1948

The Brussels Pact (17 March 1948), also called the Treaty of Brussels or the Brussels Treaty, was initiated by five countries in Western Europe after World War II had weakened much of the military power of these countries. Its aim was to set out terms for economic, social and cultural cooperation, and especially, collective self-defence. The spirit and mandates of the Brussels Pact served as the basis for the establishment of the Western European Union.

Deutschemark released

Jun 21, 1948

Trigger for the Berlin Blocakde

Berlin Blockade

Jun 24, 1948

NATO founded

Apr 4, 1949

End of Berlin Blockade

May 11, 1949

West Germany is established

May 23, 1949

Warsaw Pact

May 14, 1955