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Preparations for Peace During WWII. Tehran Conference (Nov. 1943). Iran (Middle East) Soviets agreed to open a war against Japan U.S. and Britain agreed to second European front Question over future of Poland Installation of a pro-Soviet or pro-Western government.
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Tehran Conference (Nov. 1943) • Iran (Middle East) • Soviets agreed to open a war against Japan • U.S. and Britain agreed to second European front • Question over future of Poland • Installation of a pro-Soviet or pro-Western government
Yalta Conference (Feb. 1945) • Plan for the United Nations • Uncertainty over a free Poland • Stalin wanted to establish a pro-Soviet government while U.S. and Britain wanted a democratic government • Stalin agreed to hold “free and unfettered elections”would not occur for more than 40 years • Germany will be divided into four spheres • Berlin, inside of the Soviet sphere, will be divided into four zones
The Potsdam Conference (July 1945) • Big Three—Stalin, Truman, and Clement Atlee met outside of Berlin • Soviets were denied the rights to claim reparations from German zones not theirs • Confirmed that “war criminals” would be brought to justice swiftly.