Tehran,Yalta, and Potsdam Conference

Domingo R. & Jessica R.

Tehran Conference

● Meeting in Tehran, Iran between the Big Three: US President FDR, British Prime Minister Churchill, and Soviet Premier Stalin.

● Coordinated their military strategies against Germany and Japan

● Discussed issues involving the fate of Germany and Eastern Europe during the postwar period

Stalin, FDR, Churchill

Yalta Conference

● Meeting took place in a Russian resort town between the Big Three.

● Important decisions were made about the progress of the war and postwar conditions

● Stalin agreed to join the war effort in the Pacific if he could have influence in Manchuria once Japan surrendered

Churchill, FDR, Stalin

Potsdam Conference

● Meeting held in Potsdam, Germany by the Big Three; Churchill was later replaced by Clement Attlee and Truman took FDR’s place

● Negotiated specific terms of the war● Most important issue was how to handle Germany once the

war concluded● War criminal trials, stopped Germany’s industrialization for

military purposes

Churchill, Truman, Stalin

Citation

"The Tehran Conference, 1943." US Department of State: Office of the Historian. http://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/tehran-conf.

"The Yalta Conference, 1945." US Department of State: Office of the Historian. http://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/yalta-conf.

"The Potsdam Conference, 1945." US Department of State: Office of the Historian. http://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/potsdam-conf.