Yalta Conference

• The Big Three met in Yalta in February 1945
• 1.Germany would be split into four zones to be administered by the USA, USSR, Britain and France.
• 2.It was agreed Germany would pay $20 billion in reparations, half of which would go to the USSR (in fact, only the USSR ever took reparations).
• 3.The United Nations was set up; it first met on 25 April 1945.
• 4.Stalin agreed that the liberated countries in Eastern Europe would be allowed free elections, but he later went back on this.
• 5.Poland’s borders would return back to their position in 1921 (this gave the USSR significant gains and there would be more disagreement about this at Potsdam).
• 6.There was disagreement about the future of Poland. The USA wanted free elections, and the USSR wanted a communist government; this would cause ongoing problems at Potsdam.
• How many zones was Germany split into after the Yalta Conference?

  Four zones
• Who administered the four zones of Germany?

  USA, USSR, Britain, and France
• What was the total amount of reparations Germany was agreed to pay?

  $20 billion
• How much of the reparations was to go to the USSR?

  Half of the reparations
• Which country was the only one to take reparations from Germany?

  USSR
• When did the United Nations first meet?

  25 April 1945
• What did Stalin agree to regarding liberated countries in Eastern Europe?

  They would have free elections
• What did Stalin do after agreeing to free elections in Eastern Europe?

  He later went back on this agreement
• What was the status of Poland's borders after the Yalta Conference?

  They returned to 1921 position
• What significant gains did the USSR achieve regarding Poland's borders?

  Significant territorial gains
• What was the disagreement about Poland's future at the Yalta Conference?

  USA wanted free elections, USSR wanted communism