Yalta Conference

other Allied Powers. Desires among the emerging great powers caused relations to freeze over, causing little progress being made to maintain peace in the coming era. These failures were a result of the Yalta Conference, and the Korean War, with McCarthyism being a small factor. The Yalta Conference was the second meeting of the most influential figures in the Allied nations, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, President Franklin D. Roosevelt of the United States, and Stalin of the…

the U.S. did not trust each other, this lead to prior tension waiting for a catalyst. The USSR mistrusted the U.S. as the U.S. helped in the Russian civil war, the western countries did not invite the USSR to the League of Nations or the Munich conference. The U.S. did not trust the USSR due to the creation of ComIntern, and the USSR negotiating with Hitler. During the Russian Civil war the U.S. along with Britain and France helped the White army during the Russian Civil war to fight off the…

troops were stationed all over eastern and parts of central europe due to warfare with Germany during World War 11 . Agreements at the Yalta conference gave the Soviets dominance over these countries, in which they manipulated the people and organized communist governments. United States witnessing Soviet control over eastern countries and the violation of the Yalta agreement decided to embark a containment policy. Truman was justified in embarking a containment policy in response of Soviet…

played a role when it came to the decision. The Treaty of Tordesillas had only to nations pick apart the land, Spain and Portugal. The nations making the decision during the Yalta Conference it was Britain, the United States of America, and the Soviet Union who decided the division of Germany. (History.com Staff. Yalta Conference ends.) Moreover, while the Treaty of Tordesillas was being made, the land was still vastly new to the individual making the decision muddled. The individuals did not…

and proxy wars between other nations like Korea, Afghanistan, and Vietnam. The USSR and the US had fought alongside against the Nazi Germany during World War II, however, the alliance began to crumble when the war ended in 1945. During the Tehran Conference, USSR wanted to redefine Poland’s eastern border…

"…in the case of the second bomb, timing was everything…Truman's refusal to delay it – was America's first act of the Cold War" (Campbell & Logevall, 2009, p. 56). The Pacific Theater was one of the fronts of World War II and the main clash of the Allies was against the Empire of Japan. Even after Nazi Germany's surrender the Japanese were unwilling to submit - as dictated by their culture. There was no option of an unconditional surrender by Japan. Only keeping the Emperor in power. The allies…

The most famous of the cables, dated 30 March 1945, describes ALES, the cover name for an American agent who had been working for Soviet military intelligence since 1935, attended the Yalta conference, and then gone on to Moscow where Soviet Foreign Minister Vyshinsky thanked him for his work. Of the Americans at Yalta who then went to Moscow with Secretary of State Stettinius, only Hiss fits this profile (Ehrman, 6). In conclusion, the case of Alger Hiss exemplifies the peak of the Red Scare.…

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,…

World War II is a war between the Allies and Axis powers. The war started at different times for different parts of the world. In Europe, it started in 1939, but for the United States it started in 1941 with the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The attack was ordered by Japan's Prime Minister Tojo Hideki. Once the war broke out in Europe, FDR called for a special session of Congress to replace the Neutrality Acts with Cash and Carry. The Neutrality Acts were to limit the US…

began to manifest itself at two conferences designed to navigate postwar peace, held between the leaders of the big three in 1945. The first, held in Yalta in February 1945 , was the final meeting between Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Stalin and Winston Churchill . The Yalta conference aimed to coordinate post war elections in occupied Europe as well as establish an agreement on the division of Germany after the Nazi’s impending surrender . At first glance the conference appears to successfully…