yalta / liberated europe

Yalta Conference

A meeting held in February 1945 to discuss the post-war reorganization of Europe and the establishment of the United Nations.

Declaration of Liberated Europe

An agreement by the three governments to assist liberated peoples in solving their political and economic problems through democratic means.

United Nations conference

Proposed to be held on April 25, 1945, to establish the United Nations.

Territorial trusteeship

A principle agreeing to apply to existing League of Nations mandates, territories detached from the enemy, and any other territories voluntarily placed under trusteeship.

Voting principles of the UN Security Council

Each member has one vote, decisions require an affirmative vote of seven members.

Reparations protocol for Germany

Germany must pay reparations in kind, including removals of national wealth and annual deliveries of goods.

Tito-Subasitch governance deal

Agreed to recommend immediate implementation of a new government based on this agreement.

Montreaux Convention

A topic for consideration at the next meeting regarding proposals from the Soviet Government.

Soviet action against Japan

The Soviet Union shall enter war against Japan after Germany's surrender.

Outer Mongolia

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek must concur in the agreement regarding Outer Mongolia.

Agreed territories to be returned to USSR after Japan's defeat

Southern Sakhalin, Dairen, and the Kurile Islands.

Allied Control Council for Germany

To include representatives from the Soviet Union, United States, United Kingdom, and France.

Germany's authority post-Yalta

Supreme authority divided among the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Soviet Union.

Free elections in Poland

Emphasized to be based on universal suffrage and secret ballot for the Polish Provisional Government.

Poland's borders adjustments

The eastern frontier of Poland was to follow the Curzon Line with adjustments and gains in the north and west.