"That was the principle of reparations to which President Truman agreed at Potsdam. And the United States will not agree to taking from Germany of greater reparations than was provided by the Potsdam Agreement"
- James F. Byrnes
- James F. Byrnes
the wartime conference
- 1941: Leaders of the ‘Big Three’ nations (Russia, U.S.A., and Great Britain) met to discuss the running of the war
- They met:
- Newfoundland, Aug., 1941
- Casablanca, Jan., 1943
- Quebec, Aug., 1943
- Teheran, Nov.-Dec., 1943 (Determined Polish borders, opening of a Second Front, Soviets agree to join Pacific war) - (Second front = DDay)
- Yalta Feb., 1945 (Formalized the zones for dividing Germany, Stalin promised to join Pacific war, Stalin promised free elections (never happened)in Soviet liberated areas)
- Potsdam, July-Aug. 1945 (Talks about how to disarm Germany, War criminals, reparations. Also Allies trying to avoid Eastern issues to get Russia in the Pacific war)
- They met:
- Newfoundland, Aug., 1941
- Casablanca, Jan., 1943
- Quebec, Aug., 1943
- Teheran, Nov.-Dec., 1943 (Determined Polish borders, opening of a Second Front, Soviets agree to join Pacific war) - (Second front = DDay)
- Yalta Feb., 1945 (Formalized the zones for dividing Germany, Stalin promised to join Pacific war, Stalin promised free elections (never happened)in Soviet liberated areas)
- Potsdam, July-Aug. 1945 (Talks about how to disarm Germany, War criminals, reparations. Also Allies trying to avoid Eastern issues to get Russia in the Pacific war)
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Summary
In 1941, the leaders of the Big Three nations met to discuss the running of the war and what to do with Germany when the war was to end. They met in Newfoundland (Aug. 1941), Casablanca (Jan. 1943), and Quebec (Aug. 1943). In Yalta, the spoke of dividing Germany. In Potsdam, they spoke of disarming Germany. In Teheran, they spoke of dividing Polish borders.