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Teheran Conference

Teheran Conference. November 1943. Conference between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin. They decided that British and American soldiers would invade France, and begin a March towards Germany. D-Day. Yalta Conference . February 1945

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Teheran Conference

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  1. Teheran Conference

  2. November 1943 • Conference between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin. • They decided that British and American soldiers would invade France, and begin a March towards Germany. • D-Day

  3. Yalta Conference

  4. February 1945 • Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met at Yalta to discuss final strategy and crucial questions concerning the postwar world. • They decided that Poland, Bulgaria, and Romania would hold free elections • Stalin later reneged on this promise.

  5. Potsdam Conference

  6. Potsdam Conference: • (July 17–Aug. 2, 1945) • Negotiate terms for end of World War II • Determined postwar boarders of Europe • President Truman discussed the successful detonation of the Atomic Bomb • Potsdam Declaration • Threatened Japan with “prompt and utter destruction “ if they did not surrender

  7. Justifying the Bomb

  8. Arguments For • The Japanese did not want to surrender and considered it a question of honor to defend homeland • To justify large expense of Manhattan Project • Punish Japan • Save American Lives

  9. Arguments Against • Would Kill too many civilians • Might not have been militarily necessary • The Americans saw Japanese as Savages instead of human • Morally Wrong

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