The Conference of Yalta was a meeting held in February 1945 where leaders Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin discussed Europe's post-World War II reorganization.
Imagine you're partaking in a group project at school. You've finished your project (the war), but now you need to decide who does what for presenting or how to divide up parts for an essay (post-war organization). That's essentially what these three leaders were doing at Yalta - dividing responsibilities for post-war Europe.
Potsdam Conference: Another high-level meeting between allies near the end of World War II where they decided on punishment for Nazi Germany after its unconditional surrender.
Iron Curtain Speech: A speech given by Winston Churchill describing an ideological boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991.
United Nations: An international organization formed after World War II to promote peace and cooperation among nations.
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