conferences

• | tehran, november 1943

  • agreements:
  • usa & uk open 2nd front on germany_ would ease pressure on eastern front where soviet were suffering heavy losses
  • stalin would declare war against japan & supply soviet troops to help US w/ war against japan
  • poland should recieve land from germany but USSR could keep land seized
  • general agreement on international body to settle disputes through talks instead of war; leading to formation of united nations
• | tehran, november 1943

  • impacts:
  • stalin happy for second front bc he thought west were delaying it on purpose to weaken USSR troops but churchill wanted the front to be in balkan
  • some tension between US & UK as US thought colonialism was a greater threat to peace than USSR
• | yalta, february 1945

  • agreements:
  • after war, germany will be split into 4 zones
  • germany pay $20 billion; 50% going to USSR, nazis banned
  • united nations would be set up in april, all natiosn can join but stalin was denied individual membership for USSR
  • stalin agreed to join war against japan 3 months after germany's defeat
  • free elections in eastern europe
  • poland's borders would return to their position in 1921 with free elections
• | yalta, february 1945

  • impacts
  • US & USSR happy to agree on free elections but poland proved to be an issue in future
• | potsdam conference, july-august 1945

  • agreements:
  • germany would be divided into 4 zones between US, USSR, UK & france
  • berlin also divided into 4 zones despite being USSR territory
• | potsdam conference, july-august 1945

  • impacts:
  • truman wanted to look hard to stalin; delayed conference until bomb was ready as he thought it would give him the upper hand in discussions but it soured relationships
  • truman wanted to see a new government in poland and objected the previous arrangements for poland