1. Peace Conferences
Element: Explain the military and diplomatic negotiations between the leaders of Great Britain (Churchill), the Soviet Union (Stalin), and the United States (Roosevelt/Truman) from Teheran to Yalta and Potsdam and the impact on the nations of Eastern Europe.
Vocabulary: Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt, Truman, Teheran, Yalta, Potsdam

2. Before the War ends
During the closing years of the war the leaders of the Allied Powers met to determine what would be done once the war was won.

3. Tehran Conference Description: November 1943 Iran capital
Stalin (Soviet Union)
Churchill (England)
FDR (U.S.)

5. Tehran Conference Impact: Agreed to an invasion of Europe
came to be known as D-Day
pinned Hitler in Europe and freed Paris

6. Stop and Think! Step One:
On your own, jot down what was discussed at Teheran and the significance of those negotiations.
Step Two:
With your elbow partner, come up with a memory tool to remember the significance of Teheran.
For example … “T is for Teheran and …”
Be creative and be prepared to share 

7. Yalta Conference Description: February 1945 Ukraine
known as Crimean conference
defeat of Germany was obvious

9. Purpose of Yalta
first purpose: to assure the defeat of Nazi Germany in the shortest period of time, with the least loss of life to the Allied side.
second purpose: "to continue to build the foundation for an international accord which would bring order and security after the chaos of the war, and would give some assurance of lasting peace among the nations of the world.”

10. Yalta Declaration
Soviet Union will get involved in Pacific theater after Germany’s defeat
Stalin will allow free elections to be held in Eastern Europe
USSR would retain land in Poland, and have special rights to certain islands and Chinese lands
Soviet Union would receive half of the war reparations from Germany
divide Germany into four zones administered by the Allied powers
scheduled a conference in April at San Francisco to establish the creation of the United Nations

11. Stop and Think! Step One:
On your own, write down what was discussed at Yalta and the significance of those negotiations.
Step Two:
With a different elbow partner, come up with a memory tool for the significance of Yalta.
Be creative and be prepared to share your ideas 

12. Potsdam Conference

13. Potsdam Conference Description: July, 1945 Potsdam Germany
Harry S. Truman (1884 – 1972) was the thirty-third President of the United States.
as Vice President, succeeded to the office upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt

15. Potsdam Conference Impact:
U.S. demanded free elections in European nations, and USSR refused
set the stage for lasting distrust between U.S. and Soviet Union
Reasserted “unconditional surrender”
led President Truman to drop the atomic bomb

16. Stop and Think! Step One: Step Two:
On your own, write down the significance of the negotiations at Potsdam
Step Two:
With an elbow partner, come up with a memory took for the Potsdam Conference.
Be creative and prepared to share 

17. Warsaw Pact Soviet response to U.S. NATO
provided for the mutual defense of Eastern Europe

18. So … what does all of this lead to?
THE COLD WAR
Where can we see evidence of the Cold War in our lives today? Video Clip