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The Yalta Conference

The Yalta Conference

The Yalta Conference was a meeting of the leaders of the Allied powers held from February 4 to 11, 1945, in the Soviet city of Yalta. The conference was attended by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin. The purpose of the conference was to discuss the post-war reorganization of Germany and Europe and to plan the final defeat and occupation of Nazi Germany.

Outcomes

  • Establishment of the United Nations
  • Discussion on the Soviet Union's entry into the war against Japan
  • Division of Germany into four occupation zones, each controlled by one of the Allied powers
  • Agreement to allow free elections in the countries that had been liberated from Nazi control.

One of the major outcomes of the conference was the agreement on the establishment of the United Nations. The leaders also discussed the issue of the Soviet Union's entry into the war against Japan, which was agreed upon by the Allies. The conference also saw the division of Germany into four occupation zones, each controlled by one of the Allied powers. The leaders also agreed to allow free elections in the countries that had been liberated from Nazi control.

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