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Yalta Conference

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meeting (Feb. 4–11, 1945), at Yalta, Crimea, USSR, of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill , U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt , and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin . Most of the important decisions made remained secret until the end of World War II for military or political reasons; the complete text of all the agreements was not disclosed until 1947. The Yalta conferees confirmed the policy adopted at the Casablanca Conference of demanding Germany's unconditional surrender. Plans were made for dividing Germany into four zones of occupation (American, British, French, and Soviet) under a unified control commission in Berlin, for war crimes trials, and for a study of the reparations question. Agreement was also reached on reorganizing the Polish Lublin government (supported by Stalin) “on a broader democratic basis” that would include members of Poland's London government-in-exile, which the Western Allies had supported. The conferees decided to ask China and France to join…
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Meeting between President Franklin D. Roosevelt , British prime minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet premier Joseph Stalin at Yalta in the Russian Crimea during the last year of World War II . The Allies agreed upon final plans for the defeat of Germany and the occupation and control of Germany…
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1945 The Yalta Conference, also called the Crimea Conference or the Argonaut Conference, was a meeting of the leaders of the Grand Alliance in World War II. The meeting took place from February 4 until February 11, 1945, in Yalta in the Soviet Union. The Grand Alliance included the countries of the…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Strategic conference held 4–11 February 1945 in Yalta (a Soviet holiday resort in the Crimea) by the main Allied leaders in World War II. At this, the second of three key meetings between the ‘Big Three’ – Winston Churchill (UK), Franklin D Roosevelt (USA), and Joseph Stalin (USSR) – plans were…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
(Feb. 4–11, 1945) Conference of Allied leaders at Yalta to plan Germany’s defeat in World War II. Franklin Roosevelt , Winston Churchill , and Joseph Stalin discussed the postwar occupation of Germany, postwar assistance to the German people, German disarmament, war-crimes trials, the fate of the…
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From The Encyclopedia of Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories
Often cited as the unofficial beginning of the cold war, the Yalta Conference of February 4-11, 1945, was a strategic meeting of the “Big Three” leaders in World War II–U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph stalin . Convened at Yalta…
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From The Reader's Companion to American History
The Yalta Conference was a meeting of British prime minister Winston Churchill, Soviet premier Joseph Stalin, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt early in February 1945 as World War II was winding down. The leaders agreed to require Germany's unconditional surrender and to set up in the conquered…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
meeting (Feb. 4–11, 1945), at Yalta, Crimea, USSR, of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill , U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt , and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin . Most of the important decisions made remained secret until the end of World War II for military or political reasons; the…
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From Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy
1945 Held from February 4 to 11, 1945, near the end of World War II , the Yalta Conference is perhaps the best known of the World War II summit conferences. It brought together President Franklin Roosevelt, British prime minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. The agenda was…
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From Encyclopedia of Chinese-American Relations
The Yalta Conference was a meeting of the leaders of the big three wartime Allies from February 4 to 11, 1945 at Yalta, the key Black Sea port on the Crimean peninsula in the Soviet Union. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph…
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From The Oxford Companion to International Relations
During World War II, Allied leaders—Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston S. Churchill, and Joseph Stalin—held two significant meetings, ostensibly to hold their alliance together but also to discuss upcoming military operations and, beyond that, outline postwar conditions. One of the underlying concerns…
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