This is a photo of the Yalta conference which had the purpose of shaping a post-war peace that represented not just a collective security order but planned to give self-determination to the liberated peoples of post Nazi-Europe.

Although, this conference did the opposite of what it was suppose to and it led into the Cold War because Churchill gave Stalin control of Eastern Europe. This made Western Europe feel like the Soviet Union was bent on expanding communism. In my image i handcuffed Churchill to Stalin to signify his control over half the country in future events.

The Soviet Union did not follow some of the agreements that were made at this conference. This is what pushed the Cold War to happen. Stalin did not make the post-war Polish government exactly the same as prewar and there weren't any signs of free elections. Stalin also did not follow the Dclaration of Liberated Europe which stated that the people would be able to determine the king of government they would have in their country. But the King of Romania said he felt pressured by the Soviet Union to have a communist government. To signify this in the photo I crossed Stalin's fingers showing us he isn't going to keep his word. He is also wearing a very old headset and maybe someone is communicating with Stalin for some unknown reason.

The final thing I added to the picture was a hospital band on Roosevelt's wrist. Not too long after this conference Roosevelt passed away caused by a Intractable Hemorrhage during the presidency of Harry Truman and relations to the Soviet Union worsened.

My idea was to subtlety place links to future events in the past.

Joseph Muhleisen