The Grand Alliance in World War II was a pivotal coalition of the UK, US, and USSR against the Axis powers. Key conferences like the Tehran, Yalta, and Potsdam shaped military strategies and post-war plans, including the 'Four Policemen' concept for global peacekeeping. However, ideological differences led to the Cold War.
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The Grand Alliance was formed to oppose the Axis powers of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Imperial Japan
Leaders of the Grand Alliance
The Grand Alliance was led by Prime Minister Winston Churchill, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Premier Joseph Stalin
Despite being capitalist democracies and a communist state, the UK, US, and USSR united to defeat a shared enemy
The Atlantic Charter, formulated by Churchill and Roosevelt, set forth a vision for a post-war world based on democratic principles
The United Nations Declaration, resulting from the Arcadia Conference, pledged to uphold the principles of the Atlantic Charter
The Moscow Declarations further united the alliance through agreements on joint security measures and the treatment of Italy and Austria
The Tehran Conference was the first meeting of the leaders of the Grand Alliance during the war, where they discussed strategies to defeat the Axis powers
The 'Four Policemen' concept proposed by President Roosevelt envisioned the major Allied powers as global peacekeepers in the post-war era
The Tehran Conference hinted at emerging disagreements between the allies over post-war territorial and governance issues
The end of World War II marked the beginning of the dissolution of the Grand Alliance
The ideological divide between the Western Allies and the Soviet Union widened with the spread of communism and non-compliance with promises made during the war
The deterioration of relations between the allies signaled the start of the Cold War and the end of the wartime alliance
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The alliance united the UK, the US, and the USSR, led by ______, ______, and ______, to defeat a common foe.
Churchill
Roosevelt
Stalin
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Atlantic Charter significance
Outlined post-war vision of democracy, free trade, self-determination; precursor to UN.
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Arcadia Conference outcome
Led to United Nations Declaration; Allies pledged to Atlantic Charter, no separate peace.
