8 MAY 1945
World War II ends in Europe and the victorious Allied powers of the US, UK, France and Soviet Union divide Germany into four occupation zones. Although Berlin falls entirely within the Soviet zone, the city is also divided between the powers.
9 FEB 1946
Soviet premier Joseph Stalin () delivers a speech boldly espousing the communist system, while blaming capitalism for the war and all future conflicts. The following month, the former British prime minister
