Tehran, and Yalta, and Potsdam, Oh My!

How many official Allied Conferences took place during World War II?

• 3

• 10

• 13

• More than 25

Check off each leader who was a part of the Tehran, Yalta, and Potsdam Conferences.

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Winston Churchill

• Josef Stalin

• Clement Attlee

Why did Churchill leave the Potsdam Conference part way through?

• His Conservative Party was crushed by the Labour Party.

• He became gravely ill with lung cancer.

• He felt it was important to be in Britain when it was under attack.

• He had a major falling out with Stalin over the future of Europe.

When did the Tehran Conference take place?

• Soon after the Battle of Midway.

• Just before D-Day.

• Not long after the Battle of Stalingrad.

• During the Battle of the Bulge.

Which of the following were agreed to at the Tehran Conference?

• Britain and the U.S. agreed to open up a second front against Germany by mid-1944.

• Stalin demanded that Germany be split into two independent countries.

• Stalin promised to enter the war against Japan after Germany was defeated.

• They all agreed to replace the League of Nations with a new world peace organization.

Where is Yalta located?

• In the Mediterranean Sea.

• In the Swiss Alps.

• In the Crimea.

• In Iran.

At Yalta, it was decided that these territories would become part of the Soviet Union.

• Bessarabia

• Latvia

• Lithuania

• Estonia

Which of the following WAS NOT agreed to at Yalta?

• Germany would be divided into four occupation zones.

• Berlin would be divided into four occupation zones.

• Austria would be divided into four occupation zones.

• Germany would be divided into two independent countries after the occupation ended.

Which Yalta agreement didn't end up happening?

• Free elections in Eastern European countries.

• The Soviet Union entering the war with Japan within 90 days of defeating Germany.

• The establishment of the United Nations.

• The Soviet Union was allowed to keep part of Poland.

Which of the following WAS NOT something that the Soviet Union wanted at Yalta?

• That they receive territorial compensation in Manchuria if they help fight against Japan.

• That Poland would be given all of the German territory east of the Rivers Oder and Neisse.

• That no United Nations Security Council member would have veto power.

• That they get all of Sakhalin Island if they help fight against Japan.