HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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to convince the Soviet Union to assist in the war in the Pacific
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to encourage the Soviet Union to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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to divide Poland between Germany and the Soviet Union
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to negotiate a nuclear weapons treaty with the Soviet Union
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Detailed explanation-1: -The aim of the conference was to shape a postwar peace that represented not only a collective security order but also a plan to give self-determination to the liberated peoples of Europe.
Detailed explanation-2: -The major issue at Potsdam was the question of how to handle Germany. At Yalta, the Soviets had pressed for heavy postwar reparations from Germany, half of which would go to the Soviet Union.
Detailed explanation-3: -At Yalta, the Big Three agreed that after Germany’s unconditional surrender, it would be divided into four post-war occupation zones, controlled by U.S., British, French and Soviet military forces.
Detailed explanation-4: -Their aim was to thrash out how to bring World War Two to an end and plan the post-war reorganisation of Europe – in particular Germany. The so-called ‘big three’ convened at Livadia Palace, the former summer residence of Tsar Nicholas II, for eight days.