Truman was always suspicious of communists. It was when Stalin objected to Winston Churchill's proposal for the Allied forces to withdraw from Iran that Truman became more alarmed.
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Atlee, Truman and Stalin...were the main leaders at the Potsdam conference although Churchill did sit through some meetings.
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The "Big 3", known as Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt (and other allies) met at Casablanca and Yalta and Potsdam to plan and discuss matters concerning the war.
Yalta, a town on the south coast of Crimea, an island in the Black Sea. Correction: They met at Potsdam, Germany, in July, 1945. The Yalta Conference, in February 1945, involved Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin.
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Stalin voted "no" to the proposal that Allied Troops leave the country of Iran at Potsdam. This was the icing on the cake for Truman, because he was already suspicious of Stalin's intent when he invaded Poland.
Truman was always suspicious of communists. It was when Stalin objected to Winston Churchill's proposal for the Allied forces to withdraw from Iran that Truman became more alarmed.
The meeting of Allied leaders in July of 1945 was called the Potsdam Conference. This meeting took place in Potsdam, Germany from July until August.
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After meeting with Soviet leader Joseph Stalin and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill at the Potsdam Conference in 1945, President Harry Truman believed that maintaining a strong stance against the Soviet Union was necessary. He saw the Soviets as a potential threat and wanted to contain their influence and expansion through a policy known as containment, which later became a cornerstone of his foreign policy approach during the Cold War.
Potsdam of the federal state of Brandenburg in Germany. It was known as the Potsdam conference.
Atlee, Truman and Stalin...were the main leaders at the Potsdam conference although Churchill did sit through some meetings.
Franklin Roosevelt represented the US at the Yalta Conference, meeting with Stalin and Churchill.
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