Yalta Conference
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Date
February 04, 1945
Type
World
Author
hjwilson1975
Categories
Political & Governance
Event Details
From February 4–11, 1945, the "Big Three"—Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin—met at Yalta in the Crimea. They discussed the post-war reorganization of Germany and Europe.
The conference effectively divided Europe into Western and Soviet spheres of influence, setting the stage for the Cold War.