The Yalta Conference was attended by the three leaders, Premier Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union, Prime Minister Winston Churchill of the United Kingdom, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt of the United States of America. As decided by the three leaders, Germany was to be split into four parts, with the last occupation zone being put under French control. In addition, Germany had to pay reparations to the Soviet Union “to compensate for 20 million Russian deaths” (Yalta, World). The conference concluded that Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Yugoslavia, and parts of Czechoslovakia would be independent and hold free elections. Stalin, however, insisted on future cooperation from these nations. As a preemptive move to dissuade any one nation from gaining excessive power, the United States suggested the establishment of a united force of nations. Other provision that were spoken about were how to stop Japan. The Soviet Union affirmed its intention to join the war against Japan. The Yalta conference was followed by the Potsdam conference after Germany had surrendered unconditionally and Japan continued to fight. Churchill was replaced by Clement Atlee as the prime minister of Great Britain in the middle of the conference. Stalin was joined by the United States’ new president, Harry Truman, Clement Atlee and Winston Churchill at the beginning of the Potsdam Conference. This time the United States established the United Nations. An establishment of a council of foreign ministers, a way to rid the German navy and merchant marine, conclusion of peace treaties and admission into the UN was agreed upon too. At this meeting, the three countries were drawing up an ultimatum for Japan to either surrender unconditionally or prepare for th... ... middle of paper ... ...nullify the hostility between both countries. Works Cited "Yalta Conference." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2014. Web. 20 Mar. 2014. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp? ItemID=WE53&iPin=GER0539&SingleRecord=True "Korean War." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2014. Web. 31 Mar. 2014. "Truman Doctrine (1947)." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2014. Web. 1 Apr. 2014. "Potsdam Conference." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2014. Web. 1 Apr. 2014. "Marshall Plan (1947)." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2014. Web. 1 Apr. 2014. Willbanks, James H. "Berlin airlift." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2014. Web. 1 Apr. 2014. "North Atlantic Treaty Organization." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2014. Web. 1 Apr. 2014. "Korean War." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2014. Web. 1 Apr. 2014.
The Potsdam Conference occurred from July 17th to August 2nd, 1945. The conference took place between US president Harry Truman, Soviet’s Joseph Stain, and England’s Prime Minister Winston Churchill. The major goal of the Potsdam meeting was what would happen with Germany postwar. They wanted to be able to ensure the “eventual reconstruction of Germany’s democracy and peace.” At that time, the Soviet Union occupied a lot of the Eastern part of Germany and wanted a “unified, but unarmed Germany.” However, President Truman did not trust Stalin’s motives. In addition, Truman had found out that they had tested their atomic bomb and it was ready to be used in battle. Truman seeing the immense advantage the US had from a military standpoint knew he had leverage.
Following World War Two tensions was developing between the communist East represented by the Soviet Union and the capitalist West which was comprised of Britain, France and the United States. This tension, which was mostly between the United States and the Soviet Union, who had emerged as the two power states following the World War Two, was a result of both ideological differences as well as the decisions made at three key conferences during World War Two; The Tehran Conference of 1943, The Yalta Conference in the early months of 1945, and the Potsdam conference following the fall of Germany in July 1945. The Soviet Union disagreed with some of the decisions made at the conferences, most notably, the division of Germany and Berlin. The decisions made at these conferences, as well as the ideological differences between the two superpowers would further increase tensions between the East and West, as well as having a significant impact on the development of the Early Crisis and the Cold War.
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Between Jan. 12-23 of 1943 President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill meet at Casablanca, to plan the 'future global military strategy for the Western Allies'. The work of the conference was primarily military; deciding on the invasion of Silicy, apportioning forces to the Pacific theatre and outlining major lines of attack in the Far East. Most important of all was Roosevelt's claims for the "unconditional surrender" from Germany, Italy, and Japan.
On May 8, 1945 Germany had surrendered, it was obvious that the Soviet Union intended to continue to occupy Eastern Europe and maintain control of the Eastern portion of Germany. In the month of July, Truman met with the Stalin at the Potsdam Conference to go over this situation and other issues he wanted to discuss, however there were no resolutions to these issues. During the meeting, Truman gave the go ahead to use the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Truman had no intentions if raising the subject of the atomic diplomacy at...
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In February, 1945, the United Sates, Britain, France, and Soviet concluded agreement: Yalta Agreement. In January 1945, the Soviet Union invaded Poland and the Soviet Union almost reached to the border of Germany. Thus, the main three countries of Allies: the United States, France, and Britain had a conference. As a result, they decided to concluded with the Soviet Union that dividing Germany, setting the border of Poland, processing of East Countries after the war. The purpose of the Yalta Agreement was for adjusting of interests after the World War II (Morton). Thus, the United States had expected that some political problems would be appeared before the World War II ended. Therefore, the United States used the atomic bombs to restrain the Soviet Union after the World War
On 7May 1945, the formal surrender of Nazi Germany was completed. On 5 June 1945, the US, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union signed the “Declaration regarding the defeat of Germany and the assumption of supreme authority with respect to Germany by the Governments of the United States of America, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom and the Provisional Government of the French Republic.” This gave the Allied powers supreme authority in Germany and control over their sectors in Germany, which included a divided Berlin.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an alliance of 26 countries from North America and Europe committed to fulfilling the goals of the North Atlantic Treaty signed on April 4 1949. The fundamental goal of NATO is to safeguard the freedom and security of its member countries by political and military means. NATO links North America and Europe by providing a forum in which the United States, Canada and European countries can consult together on security issues of common concern and take joint action in addressing them.
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The third phase was to have a peace treaty with Japan. In September of 1951, fifty-two nations met in San Francisco to discuss the treaty, and ultimately, forty-eight signed it. The notable holdouts were the USSR, Poland and Czechoslovakia, all of which disagreed to the promise to support the Republic of China and not do business with the People’s Republic of China that was forced on Japan by U.S. politicians.
Over the years the endurance of NATO has led to closer ties among its members and to a growing community of interests. The treaty itself has provided a model for other collective security agreements. NATO activities are no longer small only to Europe. In
The Yalta Conference was held in February 1945, while World War II was still going on. The President of the USA Franklin D. Roosevelt, the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and the Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin met at Yalta to discuss the dynamics of Europe after the end of World War Two. It was held before there was any mention of the Cold War or rivalry between the USSR and the USA. The Yalta Conference was preceded by the Tehran Conference in 1943 and the Potsdam Conference in July 1945 concluded the wartime conferences. Each representative had an agenda; Churchill wanted democratic governments in Eastern Europe, Roosevelt desired Soviet assistance against the Japanese in the East and Soviet membership in the UN, and Stalin wanted a sphere of Soviet influence in Eastern Europe, to act as a buffer zone against further attack, which would become the basis of the Iron Cu...
The aim of this service paper is to analyze the functions of North Atlantic Treaty Organization and its future.
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