the tehran conference 1943 - consequences and importances

consequence on future meetings?

-  Disagreements about what to do with Germany

although the Big Three still have a good relationship, leads to a second conference (Yalta, Feb 1945).

consequence on europe?

• ‘Spheres of influence’ introduced (Capitalism in West, Communism in East).

importance of agreements?

• No formal agreement, but it was agreed in principle that the aim of the war was to bring about the unconditional surrender of Germany and that it should remain weak after the war

• (war didn’t end until two years after this conference).

importance to stalin?

• agreed that Poland should receive land from Germany, but the Soviet Union could keep land it had seized from Poland in 1939. This was very important to Stalin, whose ultimate aim was to secure his western border after the war.

importance to stalins goals?

• Stalin was pleased that they were holding the second front in the West, initially he was concerned the West was delaying a second front so the USSR would be further weakened.

consequence on US UK relations

- Tension between Churchill and Roosevelt which lead to the threat of the Big Three becoming the Big Two due to good relations between Roosevelt and Stalin

consequence of US Soviet relations

• The conference at Tehran had a positive impact on the relationship between the USA and Soviet Union:

  • Roosevelt had supported Stalin in attacking Germany from the West and not from the Balkans as Churchill had wanted

  • Stalin had agreed to support the USA in its war against Japan