Cold War By jnichols13 Period: Jan 1, 1945 to Dec 31, 1991 Cold War Jul 17, 1945 Potsdam Conference The three Allie forces from WWII, Great Britain, Russia, and the U.S. met at Potsdam to discuss how they were going to restructure Europe after WWII. At the meetoing, Joseph Stalin expected more territory from Eastern Europe.