USA HISTORY

WORLD WAR II 1941 1945

THE YALTA CONFERENCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why did Churchill and Roosevelt reluctantly agree to Stalin’s plan to change Poland and the USSR’s borders?
A
Roosevelt though it was totally fine and convinced Churchill
B
Stalin took them both out to a nice dinner and asked them to please accept his plans, which they did
C
Stalin could do that as long as Britain could take over part of France
D
Stalin’s Red Army had total control of Poland and east Germany, so there was not much they could do
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Churchill deeply distrusted Stalin, and Stalin, famously paranoid, didn’t trust anyone. From the start, FDR found himself in the middle, assuaging Churchill’s fears of a Communist takeover of Europe while feeding Stalin’s aspirations for the Soviet Union’s entry into the upper echelons of political and economic power.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Yalta Conference ended in a compromise. Roosevelt and Churchill agreed to Stalin’s demands regarding Poland and the United Nations. Stalin, in return, agreed to hold elections in Poland so its people could choose their own government. He also agreed to declare war against Japan shortly after the German surrender.

Detailed explanation-3: -Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin agreed not only to include France in the postwar governing of Germany, but also that Germany should assume some, but not all, responsibility for reparations following the war.

Detailed explanation-4: -The percentages agreement was a secret informal agreement between British prime minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin during the Fourth Moscow Conference in October 1944. It gave the percentage division of control over Eastern European countries, dividing them into spheres of influence.

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