U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, and Winston Churchill (the British Prime Minister) were all influential leaders in their time. While they didn’t always agree and cooperate with each other, they put aside their differences to save the world from a Nazi regime. The Big Three cooperated and planned with each other at the Tehran Conference and the Yalta Conference to strategize attacks on the Japanese and Germans, to form the United Nations, figure out Germany’s division and reparations, and countries’ new boundaries. The Big Three met first in Iran’s capital, Tehran, where they covered four main problems (Naden and Blue 187-188). They had to make a plan of attack against the Nazis, so FDR planned D-Day with Churchill’s help and Stalin helped by attacking the Nazis. The second issue was if the Soviets would fight Japan in the Pacific. The Allies were losing and if the Soviets hadn’t stepped in they probably would’ve lost that front of the war (Teheran Conference 2505-2506). The next problem the Big Three talked about was how the boundaries of Poland, Germany and the USSR would be set up after the war. FDR liked the idea moving the Soviet border forward, taking parts of Poland, and of course Stalin wanted more territory. They also approved moving Poland’s border farther into Germany (Teheran Conference 2505-2506). They also discussed how they would keep the peace in the future. Because this was the Second World War after only a 21-year gap, Roosevelt wanted a new mediating group to stop another war from ever happening. He called it the “United Nations” (Naden and Blue 187). The second time FDR, Churchill and Stalin met was the Yalta Conference to talk about four important things (Morris 1739). An... ... middle of paper ... ...Lerner, 1996. Print. Naden, Corinne J., and Rose Blue. "United Nations." Americans at War. Ed. John P. Resch. Vol. 3: 1901-1945. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2005. 187-188. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 26 Feb. 2014. "Stalin, Joseph." International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. Ed. William A. Darity, Jr. 2nd ed. Vol. 8. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2008. 86-87. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 26 Feb. 2014. "Teheran Conference." Europe Since 1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of War and Reconstruction. Ed. John Merriman and Jay Winter. Vol. 5. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2006. 2505-2507. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 26 Feb. 2014. "Yalta Conference." UXL Encyclopedia of U.S. History. Sonia Benson, Daniel E. Brannen, Jr., and Rebecca Valentine. Vol. 8. Detroit: UXL, 2009. 1739-1742. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 4 Feb. 2014.
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After reading William R. Keylor's The Legacy of the Great War, I realized the important events that pertain to the international relations. Until our present day there has not been so many great leaders come together to address issues such as: politics, economics, and social settings in Europe. This is the beginning of the problems in European civilization.
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Roosevelt could see no way to prevent the Russians from dominating Europe. His 4 Policemen strategy would act as trustees for colonial societies not ready for full independence and that the great powers were the only ones who could "police" Europe after the war was over. FDR was determined that "something 'big' would come out of this war; a new heaven and a new earth." He was convinced that only the United States could offer any innovative thinking in intervention. He presumed that the Soviet Union's need for postwar economic aid would give the United States continued leverage. Although he didn't factor in the Soviet Union's industrial performance. Also, he could not find a way to prevent the Russians from dominating Eastern Europe after the war. One thing that was agreed on by all three powers was that they would only accept the unconditional surrender of Germany and of Japan. FDR avoided the specifics about what reparations that would be applied to post war German because he was unsure of what to do. His strategy in dealing with Stalin was to avoid tension and confrontation. The resulting Yalta peace summit created an era of peace that lasted for the next 50 years. This is why his diplomacy is viewed as successful.
Great leaders are found on both sides of history, the good side and the bad. Winston Churchill and Adolf Hitler were both good leaders, even though they were on different sides of the war. Churchill and Hitler, although very different were both effective leaders because they evaluate and understand the other side’s strengths and weaknesses and are underestimated. Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of the opposing side is important during war because it means that one is able to use his opponent’s weaknesses against him during war, whether it is military or political. For example, Hitler was very good at using his opponents’ weaknesses against them, and this is evident by how fast he was able to invade Europe. The magnitude of Hitler’s
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When most people hear the name Joseph Stalin, they usually associate the name with a man who was part of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and was responsible for the deaths of millions of people. He was willingly to do anything to improve the power of the Soviet Union’s economy and military, even if it meant executing tens of millions of innocent people (Frankforter, A. Daniel., and W. M. Spellman 655). In chapter three of Sheila Fitzpatrick’s book, Everyday Stalinism, she argues that since citizens believed the propaganda of “a radiant future” (67), they were able to be manipulated by the Party in the transformation of the Soviet Union. This allowed the Soviet government to expand its power, which ultimately was very disastrous for the people.
...rld War II on the side of the Allied Powers in 1941. Roosevelt led the United States into World War II and created a strategy in which the “Big Three”, which Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin, would defeat the Axis Powers. Roosevelt also made many actions in helping the war effort. For example, the Lend-Lease Act of 1941 was a program in which the United States supplied the Allied nations between 1941 and 1945 with materials need to fight the war. Another foreign policy under Roosevelt was the Good Neighbor Policy which was aimed towards Latin America. Under this policy, American forces would better respect the sovereignty of Latin American countries. However, by the end of the World War II, relations with foreign nations would continue to intensify and leave FDR’s future successors with heavy burdens, such as Obama was left with the difficulties of his predecessors.
During the Teheran Conference, Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill discussed a very secret operation called operation Overlord. The Teheran Conference was a meeting in Teheran, Iran. The meeting took place from November 28 to December 1, 1943. The meeting was between the “Three Powers” who were composed of Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt. During this conference, they discussed operation Overlord, where they would invade Northern France. The Teheran Conference was represented in Animal Farm when the pigs held a meeting with the other farmers.
On February 1945, the Yalta Conference took place which set divisions in Germany and began plans for a post-war world. The main figures of great authority that attended are British prime minister Winston Churchill, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Following
Roosevelt • Roosevelt avoided any act that gave Stalin the impression that both he and Churchill were united against Stalin. Roosevelt believed that the creation of an international organization was needed. It would create peace and security in the world in the future. To work towards this, the support from the Soviets is essential. Roosevelt made several concessions at the Yalta conference.
At the Yalta conference, Franklin Delano Roosevelt asked Josef Stalin for Russian support in the war with Japan.
Several people were involved in the Yalta Conference. Franklin D. Roosevelt, the President of the United States, was one people involved in the conference (Britannica). Roosevelt was President of the United States from 1933 to 1945. Roosevelt also led the United States through the Great Depression and World War II. Another person involved was Joseph Stalin. Joseph Stalin was Premier of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Britannica). Stalin is best known for being a brutal leader. Stalin is also known for sending anyone who were uncooperative into concentration camps, gulags (Britannica). Winston Churchill was also involved at the Yalta Conference. Churchill was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1940 to 1945
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