Blob2: Yalta Conference

When was the Yalta Conference?

February 1945

Why was it necessary?

East and West need to agree on how to deal with:

• Post war Germany - reparations/punishment/post-war government

• Eastern Europe - who decides on who govern these countries/West’s demand for free elections vs USSR’s demand for sphere of influence

• War against Japan - when/how will USSR get involved?

Who attended the Yalta Conference?

FDR, Churchill, Stalin

What did they agree on?

Confirmed they would join the new UN organisation

Agreement: Zones?

Germany and Berlin divided into 4 zones of influence after the war (UK/USA/France/USSR)

Agree to hunt down and punish war criminals

Agreement: Greece/Poland?

USSR agree to not interfere in Greece where UK was attempting to prevent a communist takeover

Agreed again that Poland should be moved west

Agreement: Japan?

Staliln to enter war against Japan 3 months after Germany surrendered

What were the continuing tensions about Germany?

Long term future of Germany not addressed

Germany to pay $20 billion in reparations - half going to USSR,though unclear how much would come from each zone