<P> Part of a series on the History of the Cold War </P> <Tr> <Th> Origins of the Cold War </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> World War II (Hiroshima and Nagasaki) War conferences Eastern Bloc Western Bloc Iron Curtain </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cold War (1947--53) </Th> </Tr>

When did the cold war start and end dates