How Did The Yalta Conference Create Peace

While World War II is wreaking havoc on Europe, a solution to Hitler’s anarchy is crucial. The big three of WWII- Winston Churchill, Josef Stalin, and Franklin D. Roosevelt deemed a second meeting necessary to determine a permanent system for peace, from ending the war to continuing into a post-war world. The solution to create peace was the Yalta conference, which decided unconditional surrender of Germany was to be demanded; the Soviet Union would enter the war against Japan; yet the conference ultimately caused the Cold War. The United States, Britain and The Soviet Union sent forth their nations leaders in an effort to effectively end the reign of Adolf Hitler’s anarchy. Upon meeting, the three leaders agreed to demand Germany’s unconditional surrender. It is believed by some that the unconditional surrender was a decision that was detrimental, as it closed off any chance for negotiation between the Allied and Axis forces. Along with this it was decided that Germany, once conquered, would be divided into four zones controlled by these three nations, and France. In doing this, it would give self-determination to those liberated people in Europe. The surrender of Germany was not …show more content…
Roosevelt was unaware of the fact that no convincing needed to be done, for the Soviet Union was anxious to relieve the immense feelings of humiliation caused by Japan in the Russo-Japanese War, forty years prior. Stalin seeked to regain lost territories, and was optimistic that more territory could be obtained. Roosevelt was ecstatic that the Soviet Union would be involved in the Pacific, and readily accepted Stalin’s price. The Soviet Union joined United Nations, had being given a secret voting formula that had a veto power for members in the Security Council. This provided the Soviet Union with more power, control in global affairs, and weakened the United