Wartime Conferences
- By 1941 the leaders of the ‘Big Three’ nations (Russia, U.S.A., and Great Britain) met to discuss the running of the war
- They met:
- NewFoundland, Aug., 1941
- Casablanca, Jan., 1943
- Quebec, Aug., 1943
- Teheran, Nov.-Dec., 1943 (Determined Polish borders, opening of a Second Front, Soviets agree to join Pacific war)
- Yalta Feb., 1945 (Formalized the zones for dividing Germany, Stalin promised to join Pacific war, Stalin promised free elections in Soviet liberated areas)
FUN FACT: Originally Roosevelt wanted to meet in the Mediterranean, but Stalin had health concerns so they met in Yalta instead.
Subjunctive Question
Would the allies have won the war if they did not have these conferences?
Summary
The wartime conferences were meetings between Russia,USA and and Great Britain to decide what to do with the war and discussed things such as planning d-day and the Nuremburg trials