wartime conferences: the opening shots of the cold war
- 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 August 1941
-Casablanca January 1943
-Quebec August 1943
-Teheran November - December 1943 (Determined Polish borders, opening of a Second Front, Soviets agree to join Pacific war)
-Yalta February 1945 (Formalized the zones for dividing Germany, Stalin promised to join Pacific War, Stalin promised free elections in Soviet liberated areas)
- Potsdam July - August 1945 (Talks about how to disarm Germany, War criminals, reparations. Also Allies trying to avoid Eastern issues to get Russia in the Pacific War)
-They met:
-NewFoundland August 1941
-Casablanca January 1943
-Quebec August 1943
-Teheran November - December 1943 (Determined Polish borders, opening of a Second Front, Soviets agree to join Pacific war)
-Yalta February 1945 (Formalized the zones for dividing Germany, Stalin promised to join Pacific War, Stalin promised free elections in Soviet liberated areas)
- Potsdam July - August 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
Russia, USA and Britain were all involved in the Wartime conferences. Firstly, in Teheran, which determined the borders of Poland, the soviets agreeing to join the war and the Second Front being opened against Germany. Secondly, in Yalta, Stalin promised free election in liberated Soviet areas swell as joining the war in the Pacific;however, this promised was soon proved to be a lie. The Allies also formalized the zones for dividing Germany. Lastly, in Potsdam, the Allies also decided to avoid Eastern issues to get Russia involved in the Pacific war, the discussed disarming Germany and having Hitler pay reparations, then decided what to do with war criminals.