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Yalta Conference Potsdam Conference
  • By Justine Parra Aneissa Rodriguez

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Yalta Conference
  • Also known as Crimea Conference and codenamed the
    Argonaut Conference.
  • During the month of February 1945 , Roosevelt,
    Churchill, and Stalin otherwise known as the Big
    Three met up to discuss the plans for Germany
    now that it has been conquered.

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  • The meeting lasted 7 days
  • When this meeting happened the WWll
  • was still going on

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Agreements
  • If Stalin joined the war against Japan he would
    get territories in Asia.
  • Germany had to pay war reparations.
  • Germany was split up into four zones for France,
    Great Britain, Soviet Union and the United
    States.
  • Stalin would receive Poland if he allowed
    elections.

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Potsdam Conference
  • From July 16-August 2 1945 there was another
    meeting held in Potsdam, Germany to discuss
    post-WWll agreements. Stalin, Churchill, Attlee,
    and US President Truman (replaced Roosevelt after
    his death) were all present at the meeting.

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Agreements
  • The United States, Great Britain, and China would
    be the three main powers fighting against Japan.
  • Outlined the terms of surrender for Japan.
  • Prosecution of Nazi war criminals.
  • Germanys eastern boarder was moved westward
    toward the Oder-Neisse line making Germany 25
    smaller

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  • Both the Yalta and Potsdam conferences dealt with
    the same issues, but they had very different
    outcomes. Many things were settled, changes were
    made and new rules came about.

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Cites
  • Google images http//www.pbs.org/behindcloseddoors
    /maps/germany_divided.png
  • http//www.taiwandocuments.org/potsdam.jpg
  • Potsdam http//www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/
    wwii-dpl/hd-state/potsdam.htm
  • http//www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWpotsdam.ht
    m
  • Yalta http//www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWyalt
    a.htm
  • http//www.thenagain.info/webchron/world/yaltaconf
    .html
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