Yalta Flashcards
When was the Yalta conference held?
February 1945
Who attended the conference?
U.S. President: Franklin D. Roosevelt
British Prime Minister: Winston Churchill
Soviet Premier: Joseph Stalin.
Were people happy at the conference?
Yes.
How did Russia help the US?
Russia gave helping hand and joined the war in Japan.
What would happen to Germany?
Would be humiliated, because of total surrender.
Would be divided into 4 zones depending on where allied troops were.
Berlin too.
Who would join the UN?
Russia.
Who would be punished?
The Nazi War Criminals.
Which states were allowed free elections?
All Nazi-controlled states.
Stalin had some say over Eastern Europe.
How many men had Russia lost?
20 million
What did the Committee on Dismemberment of Germany do?
Decided if Germany would be split into 6 nations.
What did the the Big Three disagree on?
Stalin wanted to move his border into Poland, but Churchill and Roosevelt disagreed. Eventually, they came to an understanding that he could do so if he didn’t interfere with Greece.
