Conferences

• Grand alliance


  Soviet Union, Britain, created in 1941 to defeat Nazi Germany and Japan
• Tehran


  Nov 1943
• Leaders at Tehran


  • Churchill (UK)
  • Stalin (Russia)
  • Roosevelt (USA)
• Discussions at Tehran


  1. Planned invasion of Nazi France (1944)

  2. Germany

  3. USSR joined US in Japanese war

  4. Some of Poland given to USSR
• Yalta


  Feb 1945
• Leaders at Yalta


  • Churchill
  • Stalin
  • Roosevelt
• Discussions at Yalta


  1. Reparations discussed

  2. Germany and Berlin divided into 4 zones

  3. Free elections for countries under Nazi

  4. Eastern Europe would be under USSR sphere of influence

  5. Allies agreed to UN set up
• Stalin wanted


  More German reparations, more land
• Leaders at Potsdam


  • Truman (US)
  • Stalin (USSR)
  • Atlee (UK)
• At Postdam it was confirmed Germany will be demilitarised
• Potsdam happened at July 1945