Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Victor Cai
Primary Sources
Chamberlain, William Henry. "American-Soviet Relations Since Yalta." The Russian Review,
www.jstor.org/stable/125178?Search=yes&resultItemClick=true&searchText=American-
Soviet&searchText=Relations&searchText=Since&searchText=Yalta&searchUri=%2Fac
tion%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3DAmerican-
Soviet%2BRelations%2BSince%2BYalta&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents. Accessed 15
Oct. 2017. This source mainly talks about how the cold war started and how it would
most likely play out. It says that the intolerance of the cold war did not come because of a
different type of political, economic, or social organization, but rather the aspects of
Soviet policy like refusing the allow access to information, disregarding treaties,
and flouting with the authority of the UN that builds up distrust. The source also says that
nor directly a war. Neither government is interested in an early trial of strength by arms.
partition plans that were proposed at the Yalta Conference. This image was useful to
show the differing views of how the Allies would divide Germany after the war.
website provides two good images showing how the allies divided Berlin and the new
"91. Joint Report with Allied Leaders on the Potsdam Conference." Harry S. Truman
webpage gave a very detailed list of what was agreed on at the Potsdam Conference. This
formed the backbone of the Conflict and Compromise at Potsdam section, although it did
not contain any good quotes in it. Also, only the most important issues and the ones that
had the most compromise were chosen for the website. This source also provided an
image of the Big Three at Yalta. This source mainly helped the Conflict and Compromise
at Potsdam section.
Patterson, Robert. "The Cold War: Equity and Wise Policy as the Path to Peace." American Bar
www.jstor.org/stable/25717103?Search=yes&resultItemClick=true&searchText=equity&
searchText=and&searchText=wise&searchText=policy&searchText=as&searchText=the
&searchText=path&searchText=to&searchText=peace&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBas
icSearch%3FQuery%3Dequity%2Band%2Bwise%2Bpolicy%2Bas%2Bthe%2Bpath%2B
mainly describes how the cold war started. It says that there is no vagueness in the texts
of the Yalta or Potsdam Agreements that brought about the "cold war". The Yalta and
Potsdam Conferences had nothing to do with bringing on the cold war. Critics say too
much was given to the Soviet Union during the Yalta and Potsdam conferences, but these
agreements had to be made according to the military fronts at the time. Because the
Soviets had lifted more land from Nazi control at the start of the Yalta and Potsdam
Conferences, it gave the Soviets an advantage at the bargaining table. This source helped
Stars and Stripes. www.stripes.com. Accessed 27 Dec. 2017. This website provided a good
image of the front page of a newspaper that talks about the victory over the Nazis. I used
"War!: The Yalta Conference - Winning the War, Debating the Peace." FDR Presidential
Library and Museum, fdrlibrary.org/. Accessed 3 Nov. 2017. This site gives a general
description of the Tehran and Yalta Conferences. It points out the conflicts that arose and
the compromises that were made to solve these conflicts. For example, at Tehran, "The
Big Three" biggest achievement was agreeing to open a second front in Normandy with
date and a set commander for the invasion. Churchill still favored an invasion of the
Balkans and Greece. Roosevelt sided with Stalin for the invasion of France and selected
General Eisenhower to lead. Churchill still got an invasion of Italy but on a much smaller
scale. At Yalta, Roosevelt got Stalin to agree to enter the Pacific war 3 months after the
defeat of Germany and got Stalin's agreement to enter the UN, while Stalin would get
small territories in Japan and China. There is also an image of the document signed
regarding the Soviet Union joining the war against Japan and an image of the Big Three
and their staff at the conference table at Yalta. This site helped to develop the Conflict
and Compromise at Tehran section and the Conflict and Compromise at Yalta section.
595x360.jpg. Accessed 23 Dec. 2017. This website provided an image of Churchill and
Secondary Sources
Black, Conrad. "The Yalta Myth." The National Interest, Sept.-Oct. 2006, pp. 93-99. JSTOR,
www.jstor.org/stable/42897770?Search=yes&resultItemClick=true&searchText=yalta&s
earchText=conference&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3Floggedin%3Dtrue
%26amp%3BQuery%3Dyalta%2Bconference&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents.
Accessed 14 Oct. 2017. This magazine article summarized the previous conference at
Tehran, saying the only achievements with any relevance to Eastern Europe were the
selection of where the second front would occur and the agreement to move the borders
of Poland. This article gives a very good description of the views of the British and the
Americans at the Yalta conference. It stated the British did not want a cross-channel
invasion because of horrible encounters with the Germans at Dunkirk and Dieppe. The
Americans, specifically President Roosevelt, feared that if the Western Allies did not
show an effort in defeating Nazi Germany, then Stalin would either make an alliance with
Hitler, or Stalin would take over all of Germany, Scandinavia, obtaining influence over
all of Europe. Finally, the source talked about the compromise in which Roosevelt got
Stalin's support for the UN and an agreement to enter the war against Japan three months
after the end of the European War, while Stalin would get minor territories in Japan and
China in exchange. Information from this source helped to develop the Conflict and
Compromise at Tehran section and the Conflict and Compromise at Yalta section.
Charles River Editors. Interview. 16 Nov. 2017. This is an email interview that I conducted with
Charles River Editors, the authors of the three books called The Tehran Conference, The
Yalta Conference, and The Potsdam Conference. The interview helped me further
understand information on the difference between Roosevelt and Truman and the
delineation of the Polish border. They also provided a very useful analogy about the
Polish border issue: It would kind of be like making Canada give Toronto to America and
FDR Presidential Library and Museum. E-mail interview. 20 Nov. 2017. This is an email
interview that I conducted with the FDR Presidential Library and Museum. They
provided a very good explanation of the different styles in which FDR and Truman dealt
with Stalin. It also provides an image of American soldiers struggling ashore the Omaha
Beach during the Normandy Landings and an image of the Big Three with their staff at
Ghere, David. "Stimulating the Cold War: The Yalta Conference." Organization Of Amerian
www.jstor.org/stable/23210201?Search=yes&resultItemClick=true&searchText=yalta&s
earchText=conference&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3Floggedin%3Dtrue
%26amp%3BQuery%3Dyalta%2Bconference&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents.
Accessed 13 Oct. 2017. This article is actually a teacher's guide to how to teach the Yalta
Conference, pointing out some of the key points about the Yalta Conference. The Big
Three had to set aside the distrust between them in order to first defeat the Axis Powers.
Other key points include that all previous disputes that did not get resolved at the Tehran
Conference were carried on to the Yalta Conference, and all previous disputes that were
not resolved at the Yalta Conference were carried on to the Potsdam Conference. Also,
The military situation of the day gave the Soviets the advantage at the three conferences
in contrast to the United States and Great Britain. Finally, it includes a list of all of the
actual agreements at Yalta. This source helped me develop the conclusion section.
Lea, Douglas. Interview. 6 Dec. 2017. This is a personal interview I conducted with Prof.
such as Soviet security concerns, the two major advantages that the Americans would
have to bargain with, Stalin's opinion on the Yalta Conference as "Algebra", how an
ultimate compromise could not be made due to conflicting interests, and the significance
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/worldwar2/theatres-of-war/western-
different stages of the war. I found this useful in showing the evolving situation of the
war in Europe. I took screenshots of different parts of the animation and used them as
pictures throughout the website. These include the result of the Compromise of the
Second Front and the situation of the war before the Tehran and Yalta Conferences.
Nolan, Mary. The Transatlantic Century. This book gave some good quotes on the need for a
second front at the Tehran Conference and how many american troops came through
Great Britain for the landings in Normandy. This was mostly useful in the Conflict and
The Potsdam Conference; The History of the Negotiations between the Allies near the End of
World War II. Charles River Editors. This book is about the Potsdam Conference. It
describes each of the Big Three's wants for the upcoming conference. Some of the topics
mentioned include the difference between Roosevelt and Truman, the Kriegsmarine, the
delineation of the Polish border, German reparations, the question of free elections in
for the Potsdam Conference section and the Conflict and Compromise at Potsdam
section, as well as a good quote about how the cold war was not caused by the Potsdam
The Tehran Conference of 1943; The History of the First Meeting Between the Allies' Big Three
Leaders during World War II. Charles River Editors. This book explains the Tehran
Conference, giving a great description of each of the Big Three's goals for the Tehran
Conference. It also explains how the location for the second front found a compromise.
The book also briefly touches upon issues such as Poland, Finland, and the fate of
Germany. This book helped to develop the Tehran Conference section and Conflict and
ww2live.com/en/content/world-war-2-21-best-infographics-d-day-normandy-landings.
Accessed 23 Dec. 2017. This website provides a great image of where the allies landed
during the D-day invasions. I used this image as the result of the compromise for the
World War II Database. Peter Chen, ww2db.com/. Accessed 3 Nov. 2017. This website gives a
list of the events that happened at each of the conferences and a little explanation for
each. It also provided quite a few photos from the Tehran Conference, D-day, the Yalta
Conference, and the Potsdam Conference. This website was very useful for writing about
all three conferences. This website also provides many good images of The Big Three at
World War II in Colour. Performance by Robert Powell, Erich Von Manstein, and Mamoru
Shigemitsu, 2011. I used this source last year to show the atrocities carried out by Hitler
and the Nazi party before and after the Munich Agreement. This year, as a continuation
of research under the broad topic of WW2, I used a few images from the movie as a
The Yalta Conference; The History of the Allied Meeting That Shaped the Fate of Europe After
World War II. Charles River Editors. This book is focused on the Yalta Conference. It
provides a good description of each country at the conference's goals. Some of the
conflicts and compromises that were discussed in the book include occupation zones in
Germany, the delineation of the Polish border, the formation of the UN, involving the
Soviet Union in the Pacific War, and the idea of unconditional surrender on
Germany. The book also includes a good quote about how the cold war was inevitable.
This book provided most of the content and quotes for the Conflict and Compromise at
Yalta Section.