The Teheran conference is considered important and mention-worthy in the process of establishing the United Nations because it was here for the first time that all three leaders of the US, UK, and USSR met face to face. This conference was also the birthplace of the controversial concept of the present day Veto Power that the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council hold.
It was in Teheran that President Roosevelt talked to Stalin in secret regarding the establishment of the United Nations. This action assured the Soviet Union that the United States is ready to talk and cooperate with them. This trust factor contributed greatly in the peace-building process pursued by the Allied powers. Without the help of the Soviet Union, the world order would have been very different, and, possibly, in a state of anarchy.
Most post-war policies with regard to independent governments in East Europe and the possible division of Germany were discussed by the leaders at this conference. Stalin also agreed in principle to declare war on Japan in return for a handsome land reward in Northern China. He also pushed for the establishment of the Polish border in favour of his country.
This conference can be held responsible for the establishment of the most important aspect of a united world organisation, trust.
For further reading:
The Avalon Project: The Teheran Conference (http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/wwii/tehran.htm)
Office of the Historian (US Department of State): Milestones 1937-1945 (http://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/tehran-conf)
It was in Teheran that President Roosevelt talked to Stalin in secret regarding the establishment of the United Nations. This action assured the Soviet Union that the United States is ready to talk and cooperate with them. This trust factor contributed greatly in the peace-building process pursued by the Allied powers. Without the help of the Soviet Union, the world order would have been very different, and, possibly, in a state of anarchy.
Most post-war policies with regard to independent governments in East Europe and the possible division of Germany were discussed by the leaders at this conference. Stalin also agreed in principle to declare war on Japan in return for a handsome land reward in Northern China. He also pushed for the establishment of the Polish border in favour of his country.
This conference can be held responsible for the establishment of the most important aspect of a united world organisation, trust.
For further reading:
The Avalon Project: The Teheran Conference (http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/wwii/tehran.htm)
Office of the Historian (US Department of State): Milestones 1937-1945 (http://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/tehran-conf)
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