Yatla Conference Flashcards
What were the 2 conferences that took place towards the end of the war?
- Yatla Conference
- Postdam Conference
When was the Yatla Conference
Feb 1945
Where did the Yatla Conference take place?
Ukraine
Who were the Big 3 in the Yatla Conference
- USA: Roosevelt
- Britain: Churchill
- USSR: Stalin
Agreements: Japan
Stalin agreed to enter war against Japan once Germany had surrendered
Agreement: Germany !! (important)
Germany & Berlin divided into 4 zones (American, French, British and USSR)
Agreement: United Nations
Big 3 agreed to join the new United Nations Organisation
= to maintain peace
Agreement: War Criminals (2)
- there were many horrors in Nazi concentration camps
- so the Big 3 decided to hunt down + punish war criminals who were responsible for the genocide
Agreements: Eastern Europe
Countries in Eastern Europe would fall under the Soviets’ “Sphere of Influence” = dominated by USSR
What did the Big 3 disagree over?
Over what should happen to POLAND
Disagreements: Stalin
Wanted to moves the borders of the USSR (west wards) towards Poland
Disagreements: Churchill
- Wasn’t found of Stalin’s idea
–> but couldn’t do much bc Red Army controlled both Poland & East Germany
= he had to accept
Disagreements: Roosevelt
- Same as Churchill
= was persuaded by Churchill to accept
Outcomes of the Yatla Conference
The agreements at Yatla would set the scene for the emergence of the Cold War
