yalta conference

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Definition of yalta conference in English English dictionary

conference of the leaders of the Allied countries that was held in early 1945 in order to strategies and plans for the final months of World War II and postwar policies

(Feb. 4-11, 1945) Conference of Allied leaders at Yalta to plan Germany's defeat in World War II. Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin discussed the postwar occupation of Germany, postwar assistance to the German people, German disarmament, war-crimes trials, the fate of the defeated or liberated states of eastern Europe, voting in the future United Nations Security Council, and German reparations. Stalin agreed to enter the war against Japan after the German surrender. Roosevelt died two months later, and Stalin broke his promise to allow democratic elections in eastern Europe. See also Potsdam Conference; Tehrn Conference

Hyphenation

Yal·ta con·fer·ence

Turkish pronunciation

yôltı känfrıns

Pronunciation

/ˈyôltə ˈkänfrəns/ /ˈjɔːltə ˈkɑːnfrəns/