History of the United States II / Unit 12 USH2 1693 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Yalta
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The idea
In early February nineteen forty-five Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin met at Yalta, reaffirming the demand for Germany's unconditional surrender and planning postwar Europe.
In practice
Soviet agreement to join the United Nations, and a Communist government left in Poland pending free elections.
Where people slip
Many details were left unclear, the anchor says. Poland's fate is where unit thirteen's Cold War begins.
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