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Yalta Conference Facts: Fast Fact Sheet
Fast, fun facts and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
about Yalta Conference.
Where is Yalta? The Yalta Conference was
held at the Livadia Palace in the city of Yalta, a
Russian resort on the South coast of Crimean
peninsula by the Black Sea.
Who attended the Yalta Conference?
Winston Churchill, Prime
Minister of Great Britain, President
Franklin D. Roosevelt of the United States
of America, and Marshal Joseph Stalin of the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,
together with their Foreign Secretaries,
Chiefs of Staff, diplomats and military
advisors - about 700 people attended the
Yalta Conference.
What was the Yalta Conference and its
Purpose? The
Yalta Conference was a meeting of 'The Big
Three' heads of the Governments. Its purpose
was to discuss the end of WW2 and plan the
occupation of Nazi Germany, the defeat of
Japan and the ensuing peace in the postwar
world.
When was the Yalta Conference?
The 8 day Yalta Conference was held from
February 4, 1945 - February 11, 1945
What was
decided at the Yalta Conference?
Summary and Agreements of the Conference
A summary of what
happened at the Yalta Conference, the agreements and what was
decided: ● Poland: A government of
'national unity' to be set up in Poland, comprising both
communists and non-communists established by free elections
● The Declaration of
Liberated Europe with free elections in the countries of eastern
Europe
● The unconditional
surrender of Germany: Germany would be split into four zones of
occupation (the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet
Union and France) and pay war reparations
● Russia was invited to join
the United Nations and would fight in the war against Japan when
Germany was defeated
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Significance
Several agreements and promises made during the Yalta
Conference were broken which led to tensions between Britain, the
United States and Russia and the start of the Cold War.
● Two weeks after the Yalta
Conference the Soviets violated the Declaration of Liberated
Europe by pressurizing the King of Romania to appoint a
Communist government
● Stalin had arrested the
non-communist leaders of Poland and the Soviets refused to allow
more than 3 Non-Communist Poles to serve in the 18 member Polish
Government
● The promise of free
elections in Eastern Europe was being broken and Communists were
coming to power in other Eastern European countries
● The Soviets began to
demand unreasonable war reparations from Germany
● The broken promises led to
growing distrust of the Soviets and strong Anti-Communist
sentiments
● These events all
contributed to the causes of the Cold War
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Aftermath: The Potsdam Conference (July 17, 1945 to August 2,
1945)
Open disagreements erupted between
the US and the Soviets during the
Potsdam Conference that was held
in July 1945, just two months after the Yalta Conference. During
this short period of time there were major changes in the leadership
of the United States and Great Britain. President Roosevelt died on
April 12, 1945 and Vice-President Harry Truman took office and
Clement Attlee won the election replaced Winston Churchill as the
British Prime Minister. The agreements of Yalta dissolved into the
disagreements of Potsdam.
● At the time of the
Yalta Conference the Americans believed they needed the
Soviets to help in the war against Japan. This changed by
the time of the Potsdam Conference as the US had
successfully tested the atomic bomb
● Harry Truman, who was
strongly anti-communist and highly suspicious of Stalin,
adopted a hard line against the Russians
● Stalin was forced to
back down on his demands for heavy war reparations from
Germany but refused to uphold the Declaration of Liberated
Europe
● Relations deteriorated
and the goodwill between the once Allied nations dissolved
● The
Iron Curtain was
set to descend separating the Communist countries of Eastern
Europe from the West
● Soviet-American
wartime cooperation would degenerate into the
Cold War
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