Yalta: Peace, Power and Betrayal

In Creating a Peace for One War, Did Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin Inadvertently Lay the Groundwork for the Next?

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With the war against Germany drawing to an end in February 1945, the stage was set for the creation of the agreement that would define post-World War II Europe. On February 4 of that year, three of the most powerful leaders in the world, Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin, met at the seaside Crimean resort town of Yalta to craft a peace-time settlement that would forever alter the European landscape. But in the years following World War II, a central question regarding the Yalta Conference has emerged: "In their desire for peace did Churchill and Roosevelt concede too much to the Soviet Union? In ending one war, did they inadvertently lay the groundwork for the next?"

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The "Big Three" at the Yalta Conference
The "Big Three", Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Premier Josef Stalin, sit on the patio together outside the Livadia Palace at the Yalta Conference in February 1945. detail >>

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YALTA: PEACE, POWER AND BETRAYAL - The "Big Three" at the Yalta Conference

The "Big Three", Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Premier Josef Stalin, sit on the patio together outside the Livadia Palace at the Yalta Conference in February 1945.

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Roosevelt and Churchill at the Yalta Conference
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YALTA: PEACE, POWER AND BETRAYAL - Roosevelt and Churchill at the Yalta Conference

Roosevelt shows strain of overwork as he huddles with Churchill at the Yalta Conference.

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Russian Soldiers in Yalta
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Russian soldiers in line for the arrival of Western delegates at Saki Airport, Crimea, Yalta.

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Russian Premier Stalin Talks with his Foreign Minister Molotov
Russian Premier Stalin talks with his Foreign Minister Molotov at the Livadia Palace at the Yalta Conference in February 1945. detail >>

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YALTA: PEACE, POWER AND BETRAYAL - Russian Premier Stalin Talks with his Foreign Minister Molotov

Russian Premier Stalin talks with his Foreign Minister Molotov at the Livadia Palace at the Yalta Conference in February 1945.

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Roosevelt, Stalin, Churchill and Others at the Yalta Conference
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Roosevelt, Stalin, Churchill and others sit around the table at the Yalta Conference at the Livadia Palace on February 4, 1945.

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