While the meeting took place , the red army was advancing into Eastern Europe and taking over countries to add to the USSR  which then caused Britain and USA

 

Yalta 

When it was clear that Germany was losing the European war , the allied leaders met at Yalta to plan what would happen after Germanys defeat  

Some of decisions made at Yalta    :

1.that once Germany was defeated , Stalin would enter the war against japan .

2.And that Germany and Berlin should be divided into four zones.  

3.give all allies access to Berlin    . 

4.Make Germany pay reparations 

Potsdam 

1.They agreed on some decisions with the Yalta 

2.they made a agreement to occupy Austria 

3.But that the reparations would be taken by each occupier from their own zone (but they were not allowed to endanger German lives) . 

- The Yalta and Potsdam Peace Conferences set the stage for life after W.W.II and influenced and led to many future events including the Cold War. 


SOURCE: http://www2.needham.k12.ma.us/nhs/cur/Baker_00/2002-p3/baker_p3_12-01_sn/

Yalta Conference:

- The Yalta Conference took place in Soviet Union from February 4^th to 11^th, 1945 before the defeat of Nazi Germany.

- It was attended by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, American President Franklin D. Roosevelt & Soviet Union Dictator Joseph Stalin.

- They wanted Germany to pay reparations and agreed for Germany to be split into four zones for occupation.

- They stated a government compromising of both communists and non-communists will be set up in Poland.

- Russia was invited to join United Nations.

- They allowed free elections in Eastern European countries and this agreement was known as ‘Declaration of Liberated Europe’. 

- Stalin also promised that Russia would help against Japan after Germany was defeated.

Potsdam Conference:

- The Potsdam Conference took place in Germany from July 17^th to August 2^nd, 1945 after the defeat of Nazi Germany.

- It was attended by British Prime Minister Clement Attlee, American President Harry S. Truman & Soviet Union Dictator Joseph Stalin. 

- There were arguments regarding the boundaries of different occupied Germany zones and the size of reparations for each country.

- Truman was displeased with the fact that Stalin has arrested non-communists leaders of Poland and about the set up of a communist government.

- Britain & France was alarmed due to the spread of communism in Eastern Europe. 

-  Truman did not tell Stalin about his ownership of the atomic bombs as he wanted Japan to surrender before Russian troops entered and Stalin was furious when he found out after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.



Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/mwh/ir2/yaltaandpotsdamrev2.shtml

 

The Yalta conference referred to the future of Germany - 

Areebah

From 4 to 11 February 1945 

The three Great Powers first of all agreed on the arrangements for the occupation of Germany: the country would be divided into four zones of occupation, with France allocated a zone of occupation to be carved out in part from the British and US zones. Berlin, situated in the Soviet zone, would also be divided into four sectors.

The United States obtained the USSR’s agreement to enter the fight against Japan, and Roosevelt saw the successful conclusion of his plan for the formation of a United Nations organisation, which was to be created on 25 April 1945.

And the Yalta wanted to bring Nazi war criminals to trial 

And make Germany pay reparations

5 months after the Yalta conference took there was a conference from 17 July to 2 August 1945 in Potsdam, near Berlin 

The meetings on Potsdam revolved around some similar issues but the conference, and the leaders had changed dramatically 

 

After Germany had been defeated  Roosevelt died and is being replaced by Truman , the polices and confessions of Yalta were being questioned and the successful testing of the atomic bomb would ultimately change fate of the post war world

Amis of the conference 

1) to establish the future control of Germany 

2) to decide how to disable certain industries in Germany so that the country cannot rise up against its neighbours again 

 3) to ensure delivery of food and raw materials to a liberated Europe ravaged by war and in danger of famine

And In my opinion Stalin and Truman each have different point of views for example 

On What to do with Germany ? 

Stalin : “ we should cripple Germany completely “ 

Truman : we do not want to repeat the mistakes of the treaty of Versailles 

And their idea on should Germany pay reparations 

Stalin : “yes, 20 million Russians were killed on the war “ 

Truman : “no, it will cause more problems in the future, and we do not want to repeat the mistakes of treaty of Versailles” 

And on what to do with Eastern Europe 

Stalin : “ we agreed on Yalta that these would be under the soviet sphere of influence; with united Eastern Europe , no one will dare move a finger against them “ . 

Truman : “ we have to cultivate a ‘get tough attitude towards Stalin ‘.

The Big Three came together for the second time to discuss the matters related to Germany and the Eastern European countries. The conference went on for hours with the leaders agreeing and disagreeing over the terms; the opponents did not make it any easier.

The terms are as follows:

-          Germany is to be split into four zones.

-          Soviet Russia is invited to join the successor of the League of Nations: United Nations.

-          The countries of Eastern Europe are allowed to hold free elections.

-          Stalin promised to join war against Japan.

Another conference is said to be held in mid-July at Germany.

 
Samah

There was a whole lot of variables and different approaches and outcomes from the postdam and yalta conference. but the main objective with both of them was to decide what was going to happen for the future of Europe and Germany.
 Near the end of World War II, the Allies: Britain, USA and Russia, otherwise not on the most friendly of terms, were united only in their quest against Germany and the Nazis.In 1945, two conferences were held with the top political leader of Russia, the United States, and Britain. The "Big Three", as they were known. They met in February 1945 at Yalta, Crimea, USSR, and then again in July at Potsdam, Germany.
These conferences, the Yalta and potsdam were meant to decide the future of the world after the war. Decisions made by the three most powerful men in the world at the time, from the three most powerful nations at the time.While both conferences were meant to attempt an easy transition into post-war life, the two summits still differed greatly, even though they were intended to accomplish the same things. inarguably, the reason the big three could not get along, as you would say was because of their beliefs.

   

In 1945, the Big Three held two conferences – at Yalta (February) and Potsdam (July) – to try to sort out how they would organise the world after the war.   It was at these conferences that the tensions between the two sides became obvious.

Agreed points by the allied is

  •POTSDAM CONFERENCE 

At Potsdam, the Allies met after the surrender of Germany (in May 1945) to finalise the principls of the post-war peace – Potsdam was the Versailles of World War II. 

The conference agreed to:

-Management of German economy by zone.