World War II: The Tehran Conference

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The Tehran Conference was a crucial point for the Allies during World War II. The “Big Three” leaders, Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union, Franklin D. Roosevelt of the United States of America, and Winston Churchill of Great Britain all gathered together in Tehran, Iran to discuss matters about the ongoing war of World War II. This meeting would change the world and the outcome of the war. In this paper, I am discussing what let up to the Tehran Conference, what was discussed and enacted during the Tehran Conference, and what the results were due to the Tehran Conference. World War II took the world by storm. Many people were dying every day, and many more were wounded. A war has never been this big in history, which was much bigger than World War I. …show more content…

Germany, whose leader was Adolf Hitler, Italy, whose leader was Benito Mussolini, and Japan, whose leader was Hideki Tojo, were the three main powers of the Axis. They had a plan to take over the world together, creating a new earth. The location and time of the conference was vital in the war strategy. Churchill and Roosevelt were willing to meet anywhere to discuss issues going on through the world, but Stalin argued against the others. He had a certain agenda to accomplish that would ease pressure off of the U.S.S.R. Not wanting to take any chances, Roosevelt agreed to have a location and time convenient to Stalin. The meeting was set in place. It would be held in Tehran, Iran on November 28 to December 1, 1943. The Tehran Conference was crucial to the victory in Europe and the Pacific. It provided a world-wide military plan to the Allies, while also discussing other matters about what to do after the war. A second-front on Germany was announced at the meeting, and also opening a naval front and barricade on the Pacific to prevent Japan from making sudden movements. The Tehran Conference marked the beginning of the end of World War

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