Tehran Conference

• The Big Three met in Tehran in November 1943
• 1.The USA and the UK would open a ‘second front’ by launching an attack on Germany in Western Europe (this would become D-Day).
• 2.The agreement on the second front pleased Stalin and annoyed Churchill, who wanted a ‘second front’ in the Balkans instead.
• 3.It was agreed Stalin would declare war against Japan once the war in Europe was over.
• 4.Germany would have to surrender unconditionally.
• 5.It was agreed an international body would be set up to settle disputes through discussion (this became the U.N.)
• Where did the Big Three meet during the war?

  Tehran
• What were the main consequences of the Big Three meeting in Tehran?

  1. USA and UK to open a ‘second front’ in Western Europe.
  2. Agreement pleased Stalin, annoyed Churchill.
  3. Stalin to declare war against Japan after Europe.
  4. Germany to surrender unconditionally.
  5. International body to settle disputes established (U.N.).
• What was the planned attack on Germany called that resulted from the Tehran meeting?

  D-Day
• Why was Churchill annoyed with the agreement on the second front?

  He wanted a ‘second front’ in the Balkans
• What did Stalin agree to do after the war in Europe was over?

  Declare war against Japan
• What was the condition of Germany's surrender agreed upon in Tehran?

  Germany would surrender unconditionally
• What international body was agreed to be set up during the Tehran meeting?

  The United Nations (U.N.)
• What was the purpose of the international body agreed upon in Tehran?

  To settle disputes through discussion