The Wartime Conferences
•By 1941 the leaders of the ‘Big Three’ nations (Russia, U.S.A., and Great Britain) met to discuss the running of the war
•They met:
•NewFoundland, Aug., 1941
•Casablanca, Jan., 1943
•Quebec, Aug., 1943
•Teheran, Nov.-Dec., 1943 (Determined Polish borders, opening of a Second Front, Soviets agree to join Pacific war)
•Yalta Feb., 1945 (Formalized the zones for dividing Germany, Stalin promised to join Pacific war, Stalin promised free elections in Soviet liberated areas)
•Potsdam, July-Aug. 1945 (Talks about how to disarm Germany, War criminals, reparations. Also Allies trying to avoid Eastern issues to get Russia in the Pacific war)
Summary:
Teheran, Yalta, and Potsdam were the three most important conferences. There were so many questions about the war and not enough answers for them. The leaders of the 'Big Three' nations were put on the spot to try and come up with answers to all of these questions. They met in safe and secure locations.
•They met:
•NewFoundland, Aug., 1941
•Casablanca, Jan., 1943
•Quebec, Aug., 1943
•Teheran, Nov.-Dec., 1943 (Determined Polish borders, opening of a Second Front, Soviets agree to join Pacific war)
•Yalta Feb., 1945 (Formalized the zones for dividing Germany, Stalin promised to join Pacific war, Stalin promised free elections in Soviet liberated areas)
•Potsdam, July-Aug. 1945 (Talks about how to disarm Germany, War criminals, reparations. Also Allies trying to avoid Eastern issues to get Russia in the Pacific war)
Summary:
Teheran, Yalta, and Potsdam were the three most important conferences. There were so many questions about the war and not enough answers for them. The leaders of the 'Big Three' nations were put on the spot to try and come up with answers to all of these questions. They met in safe and secure locations.
" . . . Their song was that France would go Communistic, so would Germany, Italy and the Scandinavians, and there was grave doubt about England staying sane." The Potsdam Conference, a meeting of the victorious leaders of the Allies in Europe, attempted to confront the delicate balance of power of the opposing governmental structures, democracy and communism.
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