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WW2 Conferences and agreements
Whilst fighting went on around the globe, the three main allied wartme leaders held conferences to agree on tactics and to decide on what should happen when the war ended. This often forced Churchill and Roosevelt into heavy concessions in order to keep Stalin on side.
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Molotov visits Washington
Vyacheslav Molotov, the Soviet Foreign Minister, visited Washington, desperate to gain a commitment from the Americans that there would be a ‘second front’ – an invasion of France – that year. Click here to read more in 'Molotov visits Washington'.
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'Special Relationship'
What was the ‘Special Relationship’ before Pearl Harbour?
How did Franklin Roosevelt manage to support the British war effort before Pearl Harbour, when so many Americans wanted to keep out of the war? Click here to read more in ''Special Relationship''.
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Yalta
Did the West 'sell out' Eastern Europe at Yalta?
To what extent at the Yalta Conference did Roosevelt and Churchill betray the very ideals many believed they had been fighting the war for? Click here to read more in 'Yalta'. -
'Big Three' meet at Yalta
Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt met together for the last time. Little of new substance was discussed here, though the conference is infamous for Stalin’s ‘promise’ to hold ‘free elections’ in Poland. Click here to read more in ''Big Three' meet at Yalta'.
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Atlantic Charter
Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill issued a joint statement of principles, subsequently known as the ‘Atlantic Charter’. The Charter laid out in eight points the two leaders' 'hopes for a better future for the world'. Click here to read more in 'Atlantic Charter'.
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Churchill meets Stalin in Moscow
Churchill had made the arduous journey to Moscow to try and deal with Stalin’s anger that the ‘Second Front’ – the Western Allies' planned landing in France – would not take place until 1943 at the earliest. Click here to read more in 'Churchill meets Stalin in Moscow'.
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Churchill returns to Moscow
Churchill met Stalin in the Kremlin for wide ranging discussions that would encompass the future shape and governance of Poland. Click here to read more in 'Churchill returns to Moscow'.
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Tehran Conference begins
The most important Allied conference of the war was held in Tehran, Iran between 28 November and 1 December. Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin met together for the very first time. Click here to read more in 'Tehran Conference begins'.
