Expectations for the conference ran high on all sides. Its goal was not only to agree on a strategy to crush the Axis powers of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, but to decide what the postwar world should look like—assuming, of course, that the Allies actually won. That was a lot to achieve in their brief time together, especially given that not one of the three men totally trusted the other two. But they all knew the stakes.
Failing to get past their differences could easily prolong the war or, worse still, put Adolf Hitler and Emperor Hirohito on a path to victory. Even arranging the conference was a test of wills. Roosevelt had tried unsuccessfully to meet with Stalin for several years, but Stalin, who was reportedly worried about assassination and afraid to fly, had always declined. When Stalin finally agreed, he insisted the meeting be held in Tehran, then under joint Russian and British control.
That distant and relatively out-of-the way location made it difficult for Roosevelt who, as president, could normally be away for no more than 10 days when Congress was in session; otherwise, bills passed in his absence would become law without his signature, giving him no opportunity to exercise his veto power. Despite all that, the meeting came together.
Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin arrived in Tehran with their own agendas. While they were united in their desire to defeat Germany and set the world on a new course, they differed sharply about how to go about it.
Ironically, it was Roosevelt and Churchill—often portrayed as best buddies—who were furthest apart. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and General Dwight D. Eisenhower on the president's plane en route to the Tehran Conference. Be able to teach Tehran Conference to your students? Our worksheet bundle includes a fact file and printable worksheets and student activities. Perfect for both the classroom and homeschooling! Great for home study or to use within the classroom environment. Download Tehran Conference Worksheets.
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Key Facts And Information. Two important military and political decisions were made. The occupation of Normandy in June was discussed. Furthermore, the principle of disarming and partitioning Germany, sharing Europe in zones of influence and moving Poland to the west was discussed. Stalin and Roosevelt also rejected the British plan of an offensive by the Mediterranean and the Balkans. Proceedings Churchill proposed a meeting in London.
Stalin insisted on meeting in Tehran in Iran despite the distance to be travelled by Roosevelt and Churchill. Stalin, who was flying for the first time in his life, arrived first. Roosevelt and Churchill arrived from Cairo, where a conference on Japan and Asia had been held. This decision was not formally ratified, however, until the Potsdam Conference of During these negotiations Roosevelt also secured from Stalin his assurance that the Republics of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia would be reincorporated into the Soviet Union only after the citizens of each republic voted on the question in a referendum.
Broader international cooperation also became a central theme of the negotiations at Tehran. Roosevelt and Stalin privately discussed the composition of the United Nations. Most importantly, the U. Roosevelt secured many of his objectives during the Conference.
However, Stalin also gained tentative concessions on Eastern Europe that would be confirmed during the later wartime conferences.
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