Yalta

A detailed Summary of Yalta

The Yalta Conference was one of the most important events in history, let alone, this century. It took place from February 4 to February 11, 1945, at Yalta, Crimea, a port/resort. The three main individuals at this meeting were Churchill of Great Britain, Roosevelt of the United States and Stalin of the

U.S.S.R, known back then, and now known as Russia.

Roosevelt had two primary goals at Yalta, and he secured them both, during the negotiations. One these key objectives was to involve Stalin in the war against Japan. The Americans had lost too many people since the battles fought with Australia against Japan were bloody ones. And, since it was not clear how to defeat the Japanese since they were so devoted to their country (recall the Kamakasi), Roosevelt wanted Russian involvement in the war.

His other major objective at the Crimea conference was to ensure the creation of the UN along the lines proposed by the Americans. "FDR believed that the UN was the only device that could keep the United States from slipping back into isolationism after WWII"(1). After detailed explanations of the UN proposal, by Secretary of State, Edward R. Stettinius, Stalin and Churchill agreed to the guidelines proposed.

Freedom is took for granted and the pain that a small country like that

Another matter of great importance and Crimea was the reparations to be received from Germany. The Russians wanted a set amount of $$50 million. They also wanted 50% of this money. However, a historian close to Roosevelt, advised him that this would be a bad idea. He believe that "it would open the door to all sorts of deliberations in the future".

It is believed that during the discussions, FDR was not feeling very well, and it is a factor, which many historians believed had affected his performance at the meetings. "Witnesses disagree on FDR's physical condition at Yalta, although the long tip and the demands of the negotiating schedule must have been taxing on a man in increasingly declining health"(3). Perhaps a man by the name of Anthony Eden has provided the best answer we are likely to receive to this question "that the President's declining health altered his judgment, though his handling of the Conference was less sure than it might have been".

I will criticize FDR for doing this to Eastern Europe, because it ruined one of the most beautiful, and educated places in the world. Eastern Europe has proved that it can take the pain and oppression of its captors and it will live through the economic crisis that has affected it because of the fall of this communist empire.

Before ending with my conclusion, I would like to discuss what has become the issue of many debates. Roosevelt's health during these discussions.

Churchill's concern about particular issues reflected in his apprehension that the United States would not maintain an armed presence in Europe. Stalin had noted that a prolonged presence of American military forces would be necessary in Europe. In reply to Stalin's comment, he said that American forces should not stay very long. This opinion was underlined by FDR when in a telegram to Churchill he stated that "You know, of course that after Germany's collapse I must bring American troops home as rapidly as transportation problems will permit"(2). So, it came as no surprise to Churchill, when at Yalta, FDR stated that A

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