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The Potsdam Conference was held near the end of [[World War II]] in Germany to discuss post-war issues. [[Joseph Stalin]] attended for the Soviet Union, Prime Minister [[Winston Churchill]] was there for Great Britain but was replaced by Clement Attlee after Churchill lost reelection, and President [[Harry Truman|Truman]] (who had succeeded [[Franklin Roosevelt|Roosevelt]] after his death in April) represented the United States. They met from July 17 to August 2, 1945.
The Potsdam Conference was held near the end of [[World War II]] in Germany to discuss post-war issues. [[Joseph Stalin]] attended for the Soviet Union, Prime Minister [[Winston Churchill]] was there for Great Britain but was replaced by Clement Attlee after Churchill lost reelection, and President [[Harry Truman|Truman]] (who had succeeded [[Franklin Roosevelt|Roosevelt]] after his death in April) represented the United States. They met from July 17 to August 2, 1945.
Truman’s biggest concern was how Stalin might react to America’s development of an atomic bomb. Stalin simply shrugged his shoulders and took an attitude of “so what?”. One explanation is that Stalin knew more from his spies about the atomic bomb than Truman did. Another explanation is that Stalin had just acquired control of half of Germany and all of Eastern Europe and did not fear the United States in the slightest.
Truman’s biggest concern was how Stalin might react to America’s development of an atomic bomb. Stalin simply shrugged his shoulders and took an attitude of “so what?”. One explanation is that Stalin knew more from his spies about the atomic bomb than Truman did. Another explanation is that Stalin had just acquired control of half of Germany and all of Eastern Europe and did not fear the United States in the slightest.{{fact}}
Truman and Churchill failed in their weak attempts to discourage Stalin from dominating Eastern Europe after the war.
Truman and Churchill failed in their attempts to discourage Stalin from dominating Eastern Europe after the war.
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