President Harry Truman was determined to contain the Soviet sphere of influence in Europe. See how the United States and Great Britain stood up to Stalin's attempt to take over West Berlin by blockading access to the city. Understand why...

Article examining the events surrounding the famine that Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union forced causing seven million deaths.

Article examining the events surrounding the famine that Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union forced causing seven million deaths.

World War II ended in 1945 and the Cold War began immediately. Read about the mistrust Western Europe and the United States felt towards the Soviet Union and Joseph Stalin. Learn how the Soviets expanded their realm of influence and...

This is a very extensive look at the Yalta Conference. Find the problems addressed at the conference, the enumerated possible solutions, the positions each of the Big Three leaders held, and the actual results of the conference. Included...

This site from the Library of Congress discusses the progress of World War II, and the nature of the postwar settlement at conferences in Tehran, Yalta, and Potsdam.

A brief survey of the beginning of the Cold War and the challenges that faced the United States in confronting communist totalitarianism.

This site from the Lebendiges Museum Online describes the events surrounding the Potsdam Conference which decided the future of the devided Germany. The site is entirely in German.

A description of the history of Poland, starting with the Piast dynasty and moving forward to the current year.

A wonderful, information-packed encyclopedia article from Wikipedia on the Molotov-Ribbentrop (Nazi-German) pact presents a good summary of the events that led up to the signing of the pact. There is also a link to the text of the pact.