The Wartime Conferences: The Opening Shots of the Cold War
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- 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: Big three meet at a series of places and times throughout the second world war to discuss it.
Subjective question: How would the second world war end differently if these leaders never met.
Quote: America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand. - Harry S. Truman
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