Yalta Conference

US, Britain and USSR relations. Created: 8/4/23

Which countries attended the Yalta Conference?

USA, UK and SU

Who were the leaders of the countries that attended the Yalta Conference?

UK- Churchill

SU- Stalin

USA- Roosevelt

When was the Yalta Conference?

February 1945- when France and Belgium were liberated from Nazi occupation, German defeat on the horizon.

Where was the Yalta Conference?

In the SU

What were the 2 impacts of the Yalta Conference?

1. Tensions between UK, US and SU deteriorated over European issues.
2. Post war status of Poland brought about mistrust and hostility between US and SU.

What did the Yalta Conference focus on?

Reorganising Germany and Shaping post-war peace in Europe

What were the outcomes of the Yalta Conference?

1. The division of Germany into 4 zones controlled by UK, USA, SU and France.
2. The division of Berlin into 4 zones controlled by the UK, USA, SU and France
3. Germany to undergo demilitarisation and denazification

What was the Declaration of Liberated Europe?

It allowed people to create democratic institutions of their own choice

What was the main reason that relationships in the Grand Alliance began to crumble?

Stalin didn’t honor his promise of political freedom for Poland and didn’t return Polish territory- keeping Ukraine and Belarus in his sphere of influence