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World War II Conferences

www.buschistory.net Topic 21-2. World War II Conferences. A series of conferences were held to determine the goals/issues of the war, and also t o deal with the anticipated Post-War circumstances. The Atlantic Conference August 12-14 1941. Participants – FDR and Winston Churchill

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World War II Conferences

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  1. www.buschistory.net Topic 21-2 World War II Conferences A series of conferences were held to determine the goals/issues of the war, and also to deal with the anticipated Post-War circumstances.

  2. The Atlantic Conference August 12-14 1941 • Participants – FDR and Winston Churchill • Decisions: • Atlantic Charter Signed – became the basis for the U.N. • No Territorial Expansion • No territorial changes w/o consent of inhabitants • Self Determination, Mutual Cooperation • Disarming of aggressors

  3. Casablanca Conference January 12-23, 1943 • Participants - FDR and Winston Churchill (Stalin declines to attend) • Decisions: • Accept nothing less than unconditional surrender of the Axis Powers • +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ • (Note - This will ultimately lead to extending the war).

  4. Moscow Conference- October 1943 • Participants - FDR, Winston Churchill, Chiang Kai-shek, Josef Stalin • Decisions: • Affirm the basis of the United Nations (Atlantic Charter) • Unconditional Surrender reaffirmed • all matters relating to the surrender and disarmament of that enemy will be acted upon jointly

  5. Moscow Conference - October 1943 continued…. • Germany – Those responsible for war crimes will be sent to the countries in which the crime occurred to be judged according to the laws of that nation. • Italy - All institutions and organizations created by the Fascist regime shall be suppressed. • All Fascist or pro-Fascist elements shall be removed from the administration and from institutions and organizations of a public character

  6. Cairo Conference November 22-26, 1943 • Participants - FDR, Winston Churchill, Chiang Kai-shek • Decisions • Korea to be independent at war’s end. Taiwan to be returned to China from Japan

  7. Teheran Conference November 28-December 1, 1943 • Participants - FDR, Winston Churchill, Josef Stalin • Decisions: • Open a Second Battlefront in Europe. • Soviets to enter the war against Japan after the defeat of Germany. • Discussed demilitarization and occupation of Germany

  8. Yalta Conference February 4-11, 1945 • Participants - FDR, Winston Churchill, Josef Stalin • Decisions: • Germany to be disarmed and divided into 4 occupation zones. • Veto power to be given to the Big 5 nations at the UN. • Soviet Union to get 3 seats in the General Assembly in exchange for entering the war against Japan 2-3 months after Germany surrenders. • USSR pledges to hold free elections in Eastern Europe. • War Crimes trials to be held after the war

  9. Potsdam Conference July 17 – August 2, 1945 • Participants - Harry Truman, Josef Stalin, Clement Atlee/ Winston Churchill • Decisions: • Unconditional surrender by Japan or face “prompt and utter destruction.” • Set up a council to administer Germany • Set up machinery to negotiate peace treaties • Transfer of German people out of Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland into Germany • Stalin announces that there will be no elections in Eastern Europe

  10. Yalta 1945

  11. Potsdam 1945

  12. The Result? • The Allies win the war • Hard feelings and scheming play a big part • “Unconditional Surrender” edict extends the war • Ignoring Japan’s surrender attempt: • allows the US to demonstrate the Atomic Bomb • US and USSR to set up their post war positions as “Super Powers.” • FDR’s death empowers Stalin at Potsdam.

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