Yalta Conference
Definition
The Yalta Conference was a meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union in February 1945. They discussed Europe's post-World War II reorganization.
Analogy
Think of the Yalta Conference as a group project planning session where each member (the US, UK, and USSR) had different ideas about how to divide up and manage their shared assignment (post-WWII Europe).
Related terms
Franklin D. Roosevelt: He was the President of the United States during World War II who attended the Yalta Conference.
Winston Churchill: As Prime Minister of Britain during World War II, he also attended this conference.
Joseph Stalin: The leader of the Soviet Union at that time who participated in these discussions.
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