Governments

Communism- system of social organization in which all economic and social activity is controlled by a totalitarian state dominated by a single and self-perpetuating political party. Socialism- any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods Fascism- a political philosophy, movement, or regime that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition Democracy- government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.

Yalta Conference February 4 th -11 th 1945 Intended to discuss the re-establishment of the nations of war torn Europe Churchill, Stalin, & Roosevelt attended

Potsdam Conference July 16 th -August 2 nd Attended by the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, and the United States Decide how to punish Germany, establish post war order, peace treaties, and countering the effects of post war