Question: Tehran Conference

Answer: First major meeting between the Big Three (United States, Britain, Russia) at which they planned the 1944 assault on France and agreed to divide Germany into zones of occupation after the war

Question: Yalta Conference

Answer: 1945 Meeting with US president FDR, British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill, and and Soviet Leader Joseph Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war

Question: Potsdam Conference

Answer: July 26, 1945 - Allied leaders Truman, Stalin and Churchill met in Germany to set up zones of control and to inform the Japanese that if they refused to surrender at once, they would face total destruction.

Question: Harry Truman

Answer: 33rd President of the United States. Led the U.S. to victory in WWII making the ultimate decision to use atomic weapons for the first time. Shaped U.S. foreign policy regarding the Soviet Union after the war.

Question: Cold War

Answer: A conflict between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years.