Tehran Conference
During the Tehran Conference meeting, the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union discussed plans on taking down Germany and Japan, and and what would happen to Europe after the war. The Tehran Conference was the first of several conferences held by the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union or the “Big Three.” This conference had many outcomes on the war and eventually helped put an end to the war with an Ally victory. According to The Avalon Project, Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin jointly stated, “The common understanding which we have here reached guarantees that victory will be ours” ("The Avalon Project : The Tehran Conference"). This meeting was held in Tehran, Iran from November 28, 1943, to December 1, 1943. The reason why the location was chosen because it was away from the conflict and Iran is where the United States sent supplies to the Soviet Union. Franklin D. Roosevelt represented the United States, Winston Churchill represented Great Britain, and Joseph Stalin represented the Soviet Union. The Tehran Conference was held after the Cairo Conference but occurred before the Yalta and Potsdam Conferences. The conference came about because the Soviet Union wanted to get Germany to focus some of their troops on the western …show more content…
The United States also wanted the Soviets’ support to strengthen the United Nations. The Soviet Union wanted the United States and Great Britain to fight Germany on the western front. The Soviets also wanted to gain as much land as possible. Great Britain just wanted the United States’ backing in the fight against Germany’s western front. In this text it states, “Although the leaders arrived with differing objectives, the main outcome of the Tehran Conference was the commitment to the opening of a second front against Nazi Germany by the Western Allies” ("Tehran Conference - US
During the Tehran Conference meeting, the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union discussed plans on taking down Germany and Japan, and and what would happen to Europe after the war. The Tehran Conference was the first of several conferences held by the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union or the “Big Three.” This conference had many outcomes on the war and eventually helped put an end to the war with an Ally victory. According to The Avalon Project, Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin jointly stated, “The common understanding which we have here reached guarantees that victory will be ours” ("The Avalon Project : The Tehran Conference"). This meeting was held in Tehran, Iran from November 28, 1943, to December 1, 1943. The reason why the location was chosen because it was away from the conflict and Iran is where the United States sent supplies to the Soviet Union. Franklin D. Roosevelt represented the United States, Winston Churchill represented Great Britain, and Joseph Stalin represented the Soviet Union. The Tehran Conference was held after the Cairo Conference but occurred before the Yalta and Potsdam Conferences. The conference came about because the Soviet Union wanted to get Germany to focus some of their troops on the western …show more content…
The United States also wanted the Soviets’ support to strengthen the United Nations. The Soviet Union wanted the United States and Great Britain to fight Germany on the western front. The Soviets also wanted to gain as much land as possible. Great Britain just wanted the United States’ backing in the fight against Germany’s western front. In this text it states, “Although the leaders arrived with differing objectives, the main outcome of the Tehran Conference was the commitment to the opening of a second front against Nazi Germany by the Western Allies” ("Tehran Conference - US