Postdam Conference
July- August 1945
World War II had recently ended and three Ally leaders of Britain, the US, and Russia proceeded to meet at Potsdam, Germany for a conference starting July 17, 1945 and lasted until the morning of August 2, 1945. The three leaders were President Harry S. Truman of the United States, Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Britain, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin of Russia. This Potsdam Conference was to discuss post- war arrangements for Europe. Arrangements such as that of shortening Germany’s borders, disarming them, and to recuperating their governmental system as well as to draw peace treaties with the Allies and Germany. An important fact about this conference is on July 24, 1945 President Truman and the Soviet Leader Stalin had an interesting conversation. President Truman proceeded to discuss with Stalin that the US had finally detonated the first atomic bomb on July 16, 1945. President Truman believed to inform Stalin because he and his team thought belief that U.S. nuclear capability would enhance its bargaining power. Stalin, however, was already well-informed about the U.S. nuclear program thanks to the Soviet intelligence network. This was a last conference that the Allies leaders came together to discuss post-war events.
World War II had recently ended and three Ally leaders of Britain, the US, and Russia proceeded to meet at Potsdam, Germany for a conference starting July 17, 1945 and lasted until the morning of August 2, 1945. The three leaders were President Harry S. Truman of the United States, Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Britain, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin of Russia. This Potsdam Conference was to discuss post- war arrangements for Europe. Arrangements such as that of shortening Germany’s borders, disarming them, and to recuperating their governmental system as well as to draw peace treaties with the Allies and Germany. An important fact about this conference is on July 24, 1945 President Truman and the Soviet Leader Stalin had an interesting conversation. President Truman proceeded to discuss with Stalin that the US had finally detonated the first atomic bomb on July 16, 1945. President Truman believed to inform Stalin because he and his team thought belief that U.S. nuclear capability would enhance its bargaining power. Stalin, however, was already well-informed about the U.S. nuclear program thanks to the Soviet intelligence network. This was a last conference that the Allies leaders came together to discuss post-war events.
