the allied leaders met at the potsdam conference in july, 1945, to discuss how germany was to be punished.
the allied leaders met at the potsdam conference in july, 1945, to discuss how germany was to be punished.
at which conference did the allied leaders meet in july, 1945, to discuss how germany was to be punished?
the potsdam conference
the tehran conference (codenamed eureka) was a strategy meeting of joseph stalin, franklin d. roosevelt, and winston churchill from 28 november to 1 december 1943, after the anglo-soviet invasion of iran. it was held in the soviet union's embassy in tehran, iran. it was the first of the world war ii conferences of the "big three" allied leaders (the soviet union, the united states, and the united kingdom). it closely followed the cairo conference which had taken place on 22–26 november 1943, and preceded the 1945 yalta and potsdam conferences. although the three leaders arrived with differing objectives, the main outcome of the tehran conference was the western allies' commitment to open a second front against nazi germany. the conference also addressed the 'big three' allies' relations with turkey and iran, operations in yugoslavia and against japan, and the envisaged post-war settlement. a separate protocol signed at the conference pledged the big three to recognize iran's independence.
tehran conference
wilson initially sought to remain neutral in world war i, but in 1917 he led the united states into the war on the side of the allied powers of britain, france, and other countries. in 1918, germany sued for peace, and wilson was one of the key allied leaders at the post-war paris peace conference. he advocated for the option of his "fourteen points", which called for the establishment of "an organized common peace" that would help prevent future conflicts. other allied leaders pushed back against some of wilson's goals, but the allied leaders agreed to join the newly-formed league of nations. in the united states, senator henry cabot lodge led a successful effort to prevent ratification of the treaty of versailles, and the treaty remained unratified when wilson left office.
history of u.s. foreign policy, 1913–1933