Yalta Conference

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The Yalta Conference was a pivotal 1945 World War II meeting where the leaders of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union negotiated the postwar reorganization of Europe and the defeat of Nazi Germany.

Aliases (8)
  • Yalta Conference agreements ×4
  • Yalta Agreement ×2
  • Yalta agreements ×2
  • Argonaut Conference ×1
  • Crimea Conference ×1
  • Yalta Conference (preparatory diplomacy) ×1
  • Yalta Conference 1945 ×1
  • Yalta Conference of 1945 ×1

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II conference
diplomatic conference
historical event
alsoKnownAs Argonaut Conference
Crimea Conference
chairperson Joseph Stalin
chronology followedBy Potsdam Conference
precededBy Tehran Conference
conflictSide Allies of World War II
country Soviet Union
endDate 1945-02-11
hasAttendee Franklin D. Roosevelt
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
hasLanguage English
French
Russian
other Allied languages
hasParticipant Soviet Union
United Kingdom
United States
impact establishment of Soviet influence in Eastern Europe
shaping of postwar international system
location Crimea
Yalta
negotiatingParty Churchill government
Roosevelt administration
Soviet government under Stalin
partOf World War II
result Soviet pledge to join war against Japan after Germany’s defeat
Yalta agreements
agreement on division of Germany into four zones
agreement on free elections in Eastern Europe (contested in practice)
agreement on unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany
framework for the United Nations Security Council
significantFor beginning of the Cold War order in Europe
division of Europe into spheres of influence
startDate 1945-02-04
topic Polish borders and government
defeat of Nazi Germany
division of Germany into occupation zones
entry of the Soviet Union into the war against Japan
formation of the United Nations
occupation of Germany
postwar reorganization of Europe
reparations from Germany
venue Livadia Palace
year 1945

Referenced by (40)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Dumbarton Oaks Conference
Eureka
Eureka Conference
Moscow Conference of 1943
Tehran Conference
followedBy
Crimean Conference
Yalta Conference ("Crimea Conference")
Yalta Conference ("Argonaut Conference")
alsoKnownAs
Combined Chiefs of Staff
Foreign relations of the United Kingdom (historical)
Roosevelt administration
significantEvent
Allied forces
Allies of World War II
keyConference
Joseph Stalin
Stalin era
notableEvent
Edward R. Stettinius Jr. ("Yalta Conference (preparatory diplomacy)")
Vyacheslav Molotov
participantIn
Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation ("Yalta Conference agreements")
San Francisco Conference
precededBy
Crimean Conference ("Yalta agreements")
Yalta Conference ("Yalta agreements")
result
Livadia Park
associatedWithEvent
Soviet–Japanese War (1945) ("Yalta Conference agreements")
cause
Livadia Palace ("Yalta Conference 1945")
eventDate
Livadia Palace
eventHosted
Yalta
eventLocation
Potsdam Conference
followed
Soviet occupation of Manchuria ("Yalta Conference agreements")
hasCause
Livadia ("Yalta Conference of 1945")
hasHistoricalEvent
Kuril Islands ("Yalta Agreement")
hasHistoricalTreaty
Polish–Soviet relations
hasKeyEvent
World War II
hasPart
United States–Soviet Union relations
keyAgreement
Yalta
knownFor
Soviet occupation of Kuril Islands ("Yalta Conference agreements")
legalBasis
Franklin D. Roosevelt
participatedInEvent
European theatre of World War II
relatedAgreement
Potsdam Declaration
relatedTo
Soviet–Japanese War (1945) ("Yalta Agreement")
treatyOrAgreement
Crimea
wasSiteOf

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