Today’s Agenda: Conferences 10th World Studies 5.23.17 Turn in: Potsdam Reading Take out : Planner/Calendar Note-taking device Today’s Learning Objectives: I can describe the events of a battle or operation of WWII and its impact on Europe. Today’s Agenda: Conferences There’s just so many… Let’s revisit Yalta & move on to Potsdam HW: Be ready for WWII Battle Exam

CRIMEA CONFERENCE, UKRAINE February 1945 Yalta Conference CRIMEA CONFERENCE, UKRAINE February 1945

Yalta Conference 6 Topics Discussed: Want unconditional surrender of Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, Japan) League of Nations was ineffective— US, England, Russia, France, China should form United Nations (international organization to keep peace after war)

Yalta Conference Topics Discussed: 3. Russia would declare war on Japan (& help USA invade Japan) after Germany surrendered 4. Divide Austria, Germany & capital Berlin into 4 occupied zones (controlled US, England, France, & USSR)

Yalta Conference Topics Discussed: 5. Roosevelt & Churchill afraid Stalin would make Eastern Europe communist after war; wanted Self Determination (right to choose democracy or communist) for Eastern European Countries: Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, & Bulgaria

Yalta Conference 6. Stalin agreed to self-determination if could have part of Poland; Poland—should have free elections

AGREEMENT AT YALTA DIVIDE GERMANY INTO FOUR (4) ZONES TO BE OCCUPIED AFTER THE WAR BY: BRITAIN FRANCE USA USSR

WHAT ELSE DID WE AGREE TO? ELECTIONS WILL BE HELD IN THE COUNTRIES OF EASTERN EUROPE GOVERNMENT OF POLAND WILL BE BOTH COMMUNIST & NON-COMMUNIST SET UP THE UNITED NATIONS!!!!!

WHAT REALLY HAPPENED? STALIN NEVER HELD FREE ELECTIONS IN POLAND FDR DIED ONLY TWO (2) MONTHS LATER TRUMAN (NEXT PRESIDENT) WOULD ATTEND THE NEXT POST-WAR CONFERENCE HITLER DIES APRIL 30 GERMANY SURRENDERS MAY 2, 1945

“The SOVIET UNION HAS BEOME A DANGER TO THE FREE WORLD.” Churchill wrote this to Roosevelt after the Yalta Conference. The leaders of the three countries would meet one more time: Potsdam

In July 1945, the Big Three met at the Potsdam Conference to discuss the end of WWII Truman learned the atomic bomb was ready & issued the Potsdam Declaration to Japan: “surrender or face destruction”

Potsdam July 17, 1945 U.S., USSR, Britain First conference to include Truman Decided that Japan must surrender unconditionally or risk total destruction Truman alludes to the atomic bomb Established cooperative council to administer Germany Promoted safe transfer and return of war refugees Soviet declaration that there will be no free elections The West considers this an act of betrayal Beginning of the Cold War???

After the second atomic bomb, Emperor Hirohito agreed to a surrender When Japan refused to surrender, Truman ordered the bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 After 3 days, Japan did not surrender so a 2nd atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki After the second atomic bomb, Emperor Hirohito agreed to a surrender

World War II was over