afrocullions wrote:
Look douchebag youre fucking retarded i read LOTS of history and i KNOW wtf im talking about and you are talking about shit you dont understand.
Heres a quick history lesson for you dumbass ....
Battle of stalingrad changed the tide of the war. Spring 1942 russia was on the offensive feb 1943 russia took back Stalingrad. By the time d-day happened on june 1944 russia was in full offensive. D-day was not the savior of Russia.. so shut the fuck up about Stalin allying with Hitler that was NEVER even considered Stalin threatened to negotiate never to ally. Use your brain he doesnt have to "talk" to Hitler it was publicly stated in newpapers and Hitler knew this was a ploy to hurry the invasion and it is documented that after that statement Hitler fortfied the Atlantic wall.
You cant prove shit moron i've taken 2 years of history in college. You spread ignorance with your bullshit not based on any facts. Have you even graduated high school ? I know it's nothing they taught in you in school but some stupid shit misconception you dreamed up on your own.
read this you dum shit
Tehran Conference
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From left to right, Stalin, Roosevelt, and ChurchillThe Tehran Conference (codename SEXTANT) was the meeting of Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill between November 28 and December 1, 1943 that took place in Tehran, Iran. It was the first war conference among the three world powers (the USSR, the U.S. and the UK) in which Stalin was present. It succeeded the Cairo Conference and was followed by Yalta Conference and Potsdam Conference. The chief discussion was centered on the opening of a second front in Western Europe. At the same time a separate protocol pledged the three countries to recognize Iran's independence:
"The Three Governments realize that the war has caused special economic difficulties for Iran, and they are agreed that they will continue to make available to the Government of Iran such economic assistance as may be possible, having regard to the heavy demands made upon them by their world-wide military operations, and to the world-wide shortage of transport, raw materials, and supplies for civilian consumption." (Declaration of the Three Powers Regarding Iran, December 1, 1943)
Most importantly the conference was organized to plan the final strategy for the war against Nazi Germany and its allies.
Contents [hide]
1 Major conclusions
2 Overview
3 Bibliography for Overview
4 Tripartite dinner meeting
5 Declaration of the Three Powers
6 The Conference in the arts
7 See also
8 External Links
9 References
10 Footnotes
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Major conclusions
An agreement was made stating that the partisans of Yugoslavia should be supported by supplies and equipment and also by commando operations.
It was agreed that it would be most desirable if Turkey should come into war on the side of the Allies before the end of the year.
If Turkey found themselves at war the Soviet Union was to support them.
Took note on November 30 that Operation Overlord would be launched during May 1944, in conjunction with an operation against Southern France.
It was agreed that the military staff of the Three Powers should from then on keep in close touch with each other.
Britain and USA had promised Stalin that they would send troops over to Western Europe, it was agreed that they would arrive in Spring of 1944.
At the insistence of Stalin, the borders of post-war Poland were determined along the Oder and Neisse rivers and the Curzon line.
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Overview
The key Allied leaders, Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill, were known as the “Big Three” because of the might of the nations they represented and their peaceful collaboration during World War II. These three leaders met together only twice during World War II, but when they did conference, their decisions changed the course of history.
The first of these two conferences, the Tehran Conference, took place in Teheran, Iran. It only came about after much pleading and threats from Roosevelt, who was weak and ailing at the time, but wished to strengthen the cooperation between the United States, Great Britain, and the USSR. In fact, Roosevelt wanted this meeting so much that he was willing to make numerous concessions to Stalin, something that, in the world’s eyes, was a sign of weakness. His weakness also was evidenced in the choice of the location itself, a place that was highly convenient for the relentless and brutal Stalin, and out-of-the-way for the evidently ill Roosevelt.
Churchill and the British diplomats hoped to establish a method for dealing with Stalin before the conference, and therefore, they arranged the Cairo Conference. However, the Cairo Conference did not go as planned. Roosevelt was withdrawn and edgy, ignoring the Stalin issue, and the conference was mainly spent discussing future policy with China and Japan. From the Cairo Conference, it appeared that Roosevelt planned to deal with Stalin alone, but his health would not permit him negotiate with Stalin from a strong focused position. In fact, Roosevelt arrived in Teheran on November 28, 1943 with little bargaining power and in poor physical condition. In contrast, Stalin arrived jubilant and swaggering because of the USSR’s most recent victories in the Eastern Germany, and he clearly held the upper hand. Churchill was calm and focused, hoping to promote his Mediterranean plan.
The Teheran Conference was the first three-power war conference of World War II, so the first thing the United States and Great Britain did was to ensure full cooperation and assistance from the Soviet Union for any and all war policies. Stalin agreed, but at a price: Roosevelt and Churchill would have to support his reign and the partisans in Yugoslavia, and also allow for the manipulation of the border between Poland and Russia. Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin then moved on to more important matters, mainly Operation Overlord and general war policy. Operation Overlord was scheduled to begin in May 1944, in conjunction with the Soviet attack on Germany’s eastern border. The attacks would combine the force of Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and numerous other countries, and would later be known as “D-Day,” the series of battles that decided the war’s end. The “Big Three” spent days wrangling about when Operation Overlord should take place, who should command it, and where operations should begin.
Next, Roosevelt gave Stalin a pledge that he had been waiting for since June 1941: that the Anglo-Americans would open a second front in France in the spring of 1944. This was Stalin’s major political objective of the war, so he was well-satisfied. Concerning general war policy, the Soviet Union requested backup troops in Western Europe, and it was agreed that these troops would arrive in the spring of 1944. It was also agreed that the Soviet Union would enter the war against Japan once Nazi Germany was defeated. Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin also concurred that the Axis powers would face unconditional terms of surrender, and that once defeated, the nations in league with the Axis powers would be divided into territories to be controlled by the USSR, the U.S., and the U.K. In regard to common alliances and international relations, Iran and Turkey were mainly discussed. Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin all agreed to support Iran’s government, as addressed in the following declaration:
The Three Governments realize that the war has caused special economic difficulties for Iran, and they are agreed that they will continue to make available to the Government of Iran such economic assistance as may be possible, having regard to the heavy demands made upon them by their world-wide military operations, and to the world-wide shortage of transport, raw materials, and supplies for civilian consumption.
In addition, the Soviet Union was required to pledge support to Turkey if they found themselves at war, and Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin decided that it would also be most desirable if Turkey entered the war on the Allies’ side before the year was out. Despite being forced to accept the above arrangements of the conference, Stalin dominated, using the Soviet’s victory at the battle of Kursk and military might, as well as key positions on the German front, to get his way. Roosevelt attempted to cope with the crushing onslaught of demands, but with few strategic positions and various other bargaining powers, he was unable to do little except appease Stalin. Churchill mostly argued for his Mediterranean plan instead of Operation Overlord, something that annoyed all diplomats and officials. Therefore, Stalin plowed his way through the conference, checking off items on his to-do list. One of Roosevelt and Churchill’s main concessions concerned post-war Poland. Stalin wished for an area in the Eastern part of Poland to be added to the USSR, and for the border to be lengthened elsewhere in the country. Roosevelt and Churchill agreed to this demand, and Poland’s borders were declared to lie along the Oder and Neisse rivers and the Curzon line, despite protests of the Polish government-in-exile in London. Churchill and Roosevelt also gave Stalin free rein in his own country, and allowed the USSR to set up puppet communist governments in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, the Baltic States, Romania, and other Eastern European countries. After the aforementioned conclusions were made, Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin returned to their own countries to carry out war policies, with the agreement that military leaders of the three countries would meet together often, for further discussion. So, thus ended the friendliest and most productive conference of World War II.
Later on, critics claimed that Roosevelt and Churchill were weak, refusing to stand up to Stalin. However, looking back on the conference, it is arguable that it was Stalin who was forced to make the most concessions and to fight the hardest for what he wanted. Stalin gained the most and lost the most at the Teheran Conference because he came in with both the largest agenda and the upper hand.