______The Wartime Conferences: The Opening Shots of the Cold War/Nuremberg Trials
_Nuremberg trials_
Nuremberg trials were about how to deal with war criminals
· The crime against humanity (was invented as a result of the Holocaust) · 177 Nazis trials · War criminals Hermann Göring was very smart and a captivating speaking So he wasn't allowed to speak much because he was such a good speaker He eventually committed suicide, his wife smuggled in a cyanide capsule through a guard who he had made friends with (inside of a present) They were held in the German city of Nuremburg in 1946 Many are for crimes against humanity as a result of Holocaust All had access to lawyers and only 3 acquitted The rest given lengthy sentences and some hanged |
_The Wartime Conferences: The Opening Shots of the Cold War_
Most important were the Yalta and Potsdam conferences
By 1941 the leaders of the ‘Big Three’ nations (Russia, U.S.A., and Great Britain) met to discuss the running of the war They met in New Foundland, Aug., 1941 Casablanca, Jan., 1943 and Quebec, Aug., 1943 (all in areas that hadn't been touched by war) Teheran, Nov.-Dec., 1943 (Determined Polish borders, opening of a Second Front, Soviets agree to join Pacific war) Yalta Feb., 1945 (Formalized the zones for dividing Germany, Stalin promised to join Pacific war, Stalin promised free elections in Soviet liberated areas) Potsdam, July-Aug. 1945 (Talks about how to disarm Germany, War criminals, reparations. Also Allies trying to avoid Eastern issues to get Russia in the Pacific war) |
_Summary
The war time conferences lead to discussion on what to with Germany and may other things.(Like Stalin bringing in free elections) While the Nuremberg Trials were important in the convicting of war criminals.