Churchill attended 16.5 meetings, Attlee 0.5, de Gaulle 1. Roosevelt, Stalin, and Truman each attended 1-7 meetings
GDR established as first Socialist state based on democratic centralism principles. People's Congresses created cross-party assembly in 1947-1949. Provisional People's Chamber formed in 1949 from third Congress
Big Three leaders met in Potsdam after Yalta Conference in 1945. Truman succeeded Roosevelt as president, initially aided by Churchill. Churchill's defeat in 1945 elections led to Attlee's leadership
Yak-3 was the lightest WWII fighter, capable of defeating 24 German fighters in one dog fight. Yak-9 became the largest Soviet fighter, with 16,769 produced during WWII. Yak-9T featured a 37mm gun capable of destroying enemy fighters with one shot. La-7 performed well at heights up to 16,500 feet, with first jet kill against Me-262
First US-Soviet agreement limiting nuclear weapons systems. Negotiations began in November 1969, reaching impasse in 1970. Signed on May 26, 1972, lasting five years
Churchill coined term to describe division between Western and Eastern Europe. Divided Europe from Stettin to Trieste after WWII. Started with Soviet Union's support of communist takeover in Eastern Europe