Yalta Conference & Potsdam Conference

By Justine Parra & Aneissa Rodriguez

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.

• The meeting lasted 7 days

• When this meeting happened the WWll

was still going on

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.

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.

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.

• Germany’s eastern boarder was moved westward toward the Oder-Neisse line making Germany 25% smaller

• 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.

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.htm

• Yalta http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWyalta.htm• http://www.thenagain.info/webchron/world/yaltaconf.html