Freely elected governments
At the Potsdam conference (I think)
From Japan, Truman demanded unconditional surrender. From Stalin, Truman demanded free elections throughout Eastern Europe.
From Stalin, whose troops occupied most of Eastern Europe, Truman demanded that free elections be held in those countries. Unfortunately, the Soviets controlled the governments and ensured that communist puppet parties gained power, leading to the Warsaw Pact and Russian hegemony.
Truman wasn't president in Potsdam. FDR was still president and sick at the time.
President Harry S Truman
Potsdam of the federal state of Brandenburg in Germany. It was known as the Potsdam conference.
Yes. They were there along with Churchill from Britain.
The Potsdam Conference consisted of England/Churchill , Russia/Stalin and US/Truman .
The atomic bomb test
He refused to promise to allow free elections in Eastern Europe.
actually, the big three were not at potsdam. by that time FDR had died and was replaced by truman. they were there to discuss post war arrangements.
President Truman left the Potsdam Conference believing that the Soviet leaders were untrustworthy and that their ambitions in Eastern Europe could pose a threat to global stability. He felt that the Soviets were not committed to the principles of democracy and self-determination, which heightened his concerns about the post-war balance of power. Truman also recognized the need to take a firmer stance against Soviet expansionism, setting the stage for the Cold War.