The Cold War origins 1941-56 - EdexcelThe Tehran Conference, 1943

Given that the war had been on-going since 1939 it’s interesting that the leaders, known as the Big Three, didn’t actually meet until the Conference in Tehran, Persia in November 1943.

Objectives:

To discuss the group’s planned invasion of Nazi occupied France. Stalin, the leader of the USSR, was keen to see this happen, as at this point the Soviet Red Army was the only army fighting the Nazis on land.

Outcomes:

• the USA and Britain would invade France by May 1944
• the USSR would join the USA and Britain in the war against Japan, once Nazi Germany was defeated