One primary goal of the Allied Powers was to defeat Germany. In itself, the country waging a war on two fronts again Britain and the Soviet Union. In August of 1941, Roosevelt and Churchill signed what was known as the Atlantic Charter. Unfortunately Stalin was not a party to the signing of the Charter and fundamentally disagreed with the system in the charter that was capitalist based. Between the three countries, there was disagreeance in tactics and timing on how to handle the defeat of Germany. Due to Germany focusing a large percentage of its fighting force on the Russian front, it was not until November 1943 that the US and Britain agreed to open second front in France. (Henretta. 745) This second front would put pressure on Nazi Germany and eventually turn the tide of the war. Another aim that was for the Allied Powers was the defeat of Japan. In exchange for the second front that was opened against Germany, Stalin promised to assist. As America was sustaining great losses throughout the war. As Germany faced a war on two fronts, the defeat of Japan was critical for the success of the end of the war for the United States. Japan invading Manchuria earlier in the war and established neutrality agreement with the Soviet Union. On …show more content…
In November of 1943, Roosevelt met with Stalin proposing the formation of an international organization that comprised of major allied powers, The United States, Soviet Union, China, and Great Britain (Office of the Historian) The aims of the organization was to handle international security, social and economic issues. The establishment of this culmination of countries and nations discussing matters of world issues would aim to assure that future conflicts such as World War II does not culminate again in the future. As negotiations and compromises were being made with the Soviet Union regarding the division of Europe, Roosevelt hoed that by including the Soviet Union into the permanent Security Council it would sincerely push the country to regulate itself and contribute towards the country.
The brutality of World War II was a very defining moment in humanity. Allied powers truly sought to bring about the end of the Axis Powers and Nazi Germany. If the Axis Powers were not defeated the world would truly be much different than it is today. As many concessions were made throughout the war, the agenda of the "Big Three" was to put pressure on Nazi Germany and assure that they country was defeated with the defeat of Japan also. The Yalta Conference would bring about drastic changes post the war that would bring about the establishment of the United