1. Bell Ringer Describe the Holocaust in a complete paragraph.

2. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the global political, economic, and social impacts of World War II. Georgia Performance Standards: SSWH18

3. Element C & D Explain the military and diplomatic negotiations between the leaders of the Great Britain (Churchill), the Soviet Union (Stalin) and the United States (Roosevelt/Truman) from the Teheran to the Yalta and Potsdam and the impact on the nations of Eastern Europe.

4. Essential Questions. Who were the big 3? What were the goals of the diplomatic negotiations? What impact did the negotiations have on the end of WWII?

5. I. Key players and Big 3 A. Churchill-England B. Stalin-Soviet Union C. Roosevelt-United States D. Truman-United States

6. Winston Churchill of England Sir Winston Churchill, half- length portrait, seated, facing right, making a wartime address over the radio

7. Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union Official pictures of meeting of Stalin, Churchill, Harriman. These are the first official pictures released in the United States of the recent meetings of Premier I.V. Stalin, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Britain; and W. Averrell Harriman, representing President Roosevelt. The three men met in the middle of August, 1942, at the request of the Soviet leader, and held a series of conversations concerned with the future conduct of the war. Also present was V.M. Molotov, Peoples' Commissar for Foreign Affairs, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The meetings lasted four days. Left to right: Churchill and Stalin at the Kremlin

8. Franklin D. Roosevelt of the U.S.A. President and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, head-and-shoulders portrait, riding in Hyde Park

9. Harry S. Truman of the U.S.A [Harry Truman, half- length portrait, facing front]

10. II. Military and Diplomatic Negotiations During and After World War II, the Big 3 Meet to plan Military and Diplomatic agenda on how to deal with Germany and Japan.

11. Work: Located and identify the goals of each conference and the outcomes of each.