Yalta Conference

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Yalta Conference Potsdam Conference

• By Justine Parra Aneissa Rodriguez

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Yalta Conference

• Also known as Crimea Conference and codenamed the
  Argonaut Conference.
• During the month of February 1945 , Roosevelt,
  Churchill, and Stalin otherwise known as the Big
  Three met up to discuss the plans for Germany
  now that it has been conquered.

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• The meeting lasted 7 days
• When this meeting happened the WWll
• was still going on

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Agreements

• If Stalin joined the war against Japan he would
  get territories in Asia.
• Germany had to pay war reparations.
• Germany was split up into four zones for France,
  Great Britain, Soviet Union and the United
  States.
• Stalin would receive Poland if he allowed
  elections.

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Potsdam Conference

• From July 16-August 2 1945 there was another
  meeting held in Potsdam, Germany to discuss
  post-WWll agreements. Stalin, Churchill, Attlee,
  and US President Truman (replaced Roosevelt after
  his death) were all present at the meeting.

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Agreements

• The United States, Great Britain, and China would
  be the three main powers fighting against Japan.
• Outlined the terms of surrender for Japan.
• Prosecution of Nazi war criminals.
• Germanys eastern boarder was moved westward
  toward the Oder-Neisse line making Germany 25
  smaller

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• Both the Yalta and Potsdam conferences dealt with
  the same issues, but they had very different
  outcomes. Many things were settled, changes were
  made and new rules came about.

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Cites

• Google images http//www.pbs.org/behindcloseddoors
  /maps/germany_divided.png
• http//www.taiwandocuments.org/potsdam.jpg
• Potsdam http//www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/
  wwii-dpl/hd-state/potsdam.htm
• http//www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWpotsdam.ht
  m
• Yalta http//www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWyalt
  a.htm
• http//www.thenagain.info/webchron/world/yaltaconf
  .html