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| − | The '''Big Three''' was a term used to refer collectively to the leaders of the [[United Kingdom]], the [[United States]], and the [[USSR]] during the [[Second World War]]. For most of this period the Big Three were [[Winston Churchill]], [[Franklin | + | The '''Big Three''' was a term used to refer collectively to the leaders of the [[United Kingdom]], the [[United States]], and the [[USSR]] during the [[Second World War]]. For most of this period the Big Three were [[Winston Churchill]], [[Franklin Roosevelt]] and [[Joseph Stalin]], but in 1945 Roosevelt died and was succeeded by [[Harry Truman]], and Churchill lost the 1945 [[General Election]] and was succeeded by [[Clement Attlee]]. |
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Revision as of 19:03, December 6, 2008
The Big Three was a term used to refer collectively to the leaders of the United Kingdom, the United States, and the USSR during the Second World War. For most of this period the Big Three were Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin, but in 1945 Roosevelt died and was succeeded by Harry Truman, and Churchill lost the 1945 General Election and was succeeded by Clement Attlee.