the allied leaders met in the city of potsdam conference in july of 1945 to discuss how germany was to be punished.
the allied leaders met in the city of potsdam conference in july of 1945 to discuss how germany was to be punished.
in what city did the allied leaders meet in july of 1945 to discuss how germany was to be punished?
the potsdam conference
in july 1945 at potsdam, germany, the allied leaders made the decision to divide indochina in half—at the 16th parallel—to allow chiang kai-shek to receive the japanese surrender in the north, while lord louis mountbatten would receive the surrender in the south. the allies agreed that france was the rightful owner of french indochina, but because france was critically weakened as a result of the german occupation, a british-indian force was installed in order to help the french in re-establishing control over their former colonial possession.
war in vietnam (1945–46)
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