Stalin By rachael crane Feb 1, 1945 Stalin meets with Roosevelt and Churchill at Yalta Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide in bombed-out Berlin, ending war in Europe. Red Army controls all of Eastern Europe. still in 1945 Aug 1, 1945 ·United States uses atomic bomb against Japan, bringing an end to the war in the Pacific. Feb 1, 1948 ·Communists seize power in Czechoslovakia cementing Soviet control of Eastern Europe Jul 1, 1948 Soviets blockade East Berlin. Aug 1, 1948 Communists under Mao, are victorious in Chinese Civil War. Sep 1, 1949 Soviets explode their first atomic bomb Dec 1, 1949 Stalin celebrates his seventieth birthday Feb 1, 1950 Sino-Soviet Treaty signed Mar 2, 1952 Korean War Jan 1, 1953 Announcement of Jewish "Doctors' Plot" against Stalin, plans for new wave of terror. Mar 5, 1953 Death of Stalin
