1. Causes of the Cold War
... Berlin. The Cold War started at the Yalta conference, which was held at Lavidia Palace in the Russian city of Yalta. Here the "Big Three" powers, headed by Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Josef Stalin, discussed how World War II would end. The main purpose of Yalta was the reestablishment of the nations conquered and destroyed by Germany. They gave Poland back ... by the United Nations. He also felt that Russia needed to be appeased in order to gain their support in the war against Japan. To the surprise of Roosevelt and Churchill, Josef Stalin failed to keep his promises. He...
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