Notes
- By 1941 the leaders of the ‘Big Three’ nations (Russia, U.S.A., and Great Britain) met to discuss the running of the war
- They met:
- NewFoundland, Aug., 1941
- Casablanca, Jan., 1943
- Quebec, Aug., 1943
- Teheran, Nov.-Dec., 1943 (Determined Polish borders, opening of a Second Front, Soviets agree to join Pacific war)
- Yalta Feb., 1945 (Formalized the zones for dividing Germany, Stalin promised to join Pacific war, Stalin promised free elections in Soviet liberated areas)
- Potsdam, July-Aug. 1945 (Talks about how to disarm Germany, War criminals, reparations. Also Allies trying to avoid Eastern issues to get Russia in the Pacific war)
Summary
The big three met on multiple occasions to discuss the war and the world afterwards. By the final months of the war, tensions were building between the east and west regarding what would become the soviet and western worlds.
Quotes
"Peace can endure only so long as humanity really insists upon it, and is willing to work for it and sacrifice for it. Twenty- five years ago American fighting men looked to the statesmen of the world to finish the work of peace for which they fought and suffered; we failed them, we failed them then, we cannot fail them again and expect the world to survive again." -FDR
Subjunctive Question
How did Stalin's distrust for the other two key powers affect global events? How could a more hostile or friendly relationship between them have effected the events towards the end of the war?
The big three met on multiple occasions to discuss the war and the world afterwards. By the final months of the war, tensions were building between the east and west regarding what would become the soviet and western worlds.
Quotes
"Peace can endure only so long as humanity really insists upon it, and is willing to work for it and sacrifice for it. Twenty- five years ago American fighting men looked to the statesmen of the world to finish the work of peace for which they fought and suffered; we failed them, we failed them then, we cannot fail them again and expect the world to survive again." -FDR
Subjunctive Question
How did Stalin's distrust for the other two key powers affect global events? How could a more hostile or friendly relationship between them have effected the events towards the end of the war?