tehran,yalta, and potsdam conference domingo r. & jessica r
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Tehran,Yalta, and Potsdam Conference
Domingo R. & Jessica R.
Tehran Conference
● Meeting in Tehran, Iran between the Big Three: US President FDR, British Prime Minister Churchill, and Soviet Premier Stalin.
● Coordinated their military strategies against Germany and Japan
● Discussed issues involving the fate of Germany and Eastern Europe during the postwar period
Stalin, FDR, Churchill
Yalta Conference
● Meeting took place in a Russian resort town between the Big Three.
● Important decisions were made about the progress of the war and postwar conditions
● Stalin agreed to join the war effort in the Pacific if he could have influence in Manchuria once Japan surrendered
Churchill, FDR, Stalin
Potsdam Conference
● Meeting held in Potsdam, Germany by the Big Three; Churchill was later replaced by Clement Attlee and Truman took FDR’s place
● Negotiated specific terms of the war● Most important issue was how to handle Germany once the
war concluded● War criminal trials, stopped Germany’s industrialization for
military purposes
Churchill, Truman, Stalin
Citation
"The Tehran Conference, 1943." US Department of State: Office of the Historian. http://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/tehran-conf.
"The Yalta Conference, 1945." US Department of State: Office of the Historian. http://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/yalta-conf.
"The Potsdam Conference, 1945." US Department of State: Office of the Historian. http://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/potsdam-conf.
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