Three Approaches to Peace Roosevelt Stalin and Churchill

Three Approaches to Peace: Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill in World War II Kissinger 16 Essential Question: What peace terms ware agreed to during the war?

Approaches to Peace �Churchill • Reestablish traditional balance of power • Counterbalance USSR �Stalin • Capitalize on territory gained during war • Buffer zone between USSR and Germany �Roosevelt • Four Policemen • American withdraw from Europe • End to Colonial Empires

Roosevelt’s Peace Terms � Roosevelt’s Alliance “Four Policemen” vs. Holy • Difference in ideology � Roosevelt refused to negotiate post war peace until war was over • Total defeat � Colonialism • Roosevelt’s Ideas • Great Britain’s view � Politics behind a second • Great Britain • USSR front

Stalin’s Attempts to Negotiate Spheres of influence � Early 1941 Stalin attempts to negotiate with Great Britain. • Boarders of 1941 • Problems � Spring 1924 Stalin tires again � May 1942 Molotov visits London • Boarders of 1941 • Protectorate of Finland Romania � May 1942 Molotov to Washington • Roosevelt offers collective security instead of spheres of influence �Trusteeship Council • Molotov again demands 1941 boarders as well as influence in Bulgaria, Romania, and Finland with special rights in the straits �Stalin understands that the longer he waits the better position he will have.

Peace Conferences �Teheran Nov. 28, 1943 - Dec. 1, 1943 • Second Front in France • Demilitarization of Germany and occupation zones • Poland Boarders �Yalta Feb. 1945 • Accept 1941 boarders • Lublin Government • USSR rights in Manchuria

Problems with Peace agreements �Stalin breaks Yalta agreements • Poland’s Government • Territorial grab �China is too weak to be a policeman • Could China intervene in Europe?