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Potsdam Conference

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
meeting (July 17–Aug. 2, 1945) of the principal Allies in World War II (the United States, the USSR, and Great Britain) to clarify and implement agreements previously reached at the Yalta Conference . The chief representatives were President Truman, Premier Stalin, Prime Minister Churchill, and, after Churchill's defeat in the British elections, Prime Minister Attlee. The foreign ministers of the three nations were also present. The so-called Potsdam Agreement transferred the chief authority in Germany to the American, Russian, British, and French military commanders in their respective zones of occupation and to a four-power Allied Control Council for matters regarding the whole of Germany. The Allies set up a new system of rule for Germany, aimed at outlawing National Socialism and abolishing Nazi ideology, at disarming Germany and preventing its again becoming a military power, and at fostering democratic ideals and introducing representative and elective principles of government. …
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The final Big Three summit of World War II to deal with issues arising from the recent defeat of Germany and the war against Japan. Held in Potsdam, Germany, near Berlin, representatives included President Harry S. Truman of the United States, Prime Minister Winston Churchill (later replaced by his…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
(July 17–Aug. 2, 1945) Allied conference held in the Berlin suburb of Potsdam after Germany’s surrender in World War II . Harry Truman , Joseph Stalin , and Winston Churchill (later replaced by Clement R. Attlee ) met to discuss European peace settlements, the administration of defeated Germany, the…
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From Encyclopedia of the American Presidency
From July 17–August 2, 1945, the Allied powers...
The last allied summit conference of World War II, the Potsdam Conference, held from July 17 to August 2, 1945, in Cecilienhof Palace in Potsdam, a suburb of Berlin, Germany, led to several significant decisions regarding the shape of the postwar world, including the occupations of Germany, the…
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From Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy
1945 The Potsdam Conference, April 16–August 2, 1945, was the last of the major World War II summit conferences. Germany had surrendered on May 8, 1945, and Japan would surrender on September 2. Joseph Stalin continued to represent the Soviet Union as he had throughout the war. Following Franklin…
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From The Oxford Companion to International Relations
In 1945, the final year of World War II, the Allies faced a number of challenges, not the least of which was that Harry Truman replaced Franklin Roosevelt at the helm of American foreign policy. That Truman was unprepared because he was deliberately kept out of the inner circle of wartime…
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From The Reader's Companion to American History
The Potsdam Conference, held near Berlin, July 17-August 2, 1945, was the last of the Big Three meetings during World War II. It was attended by Premier Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union, the new American president, Harry S. Truman, and Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Great Britain (replaced on…
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From The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Military and Diplomatic History
The World War II Allies met in Potsdam, near Berlin, Germany, from 17 July to 2 August 1945, following their victory in Europe. Representatives at the conference included President Harry S. Truman, in office only since April; Soviet premier Joseph Stalin, and British prime ministers Winston…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
meeting (July 17–Aug. 2, 1945) of the principal Allies in World War II (the United States, the USSR, and Great Britain) to clarify and implement agreements previously reached at the Yalta Conference . The chief representatives were President Truman, Premier Stalin, Prime Minister Churchill, and, …
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From Chambers Dictionary of World History
The last of the great World War II strategic conferences, following the Tehran Conference and Yalta Conference . During this period Winston Churchill (and later Clement Attlee ), Stalin and Truman met to discuss the post-war settlement in Europe. Soviet power in Eastern Europe was recognized de…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
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