History GCSE
Yalta and Potsdam conferences
What Yalta and Potsdam conferences means in History GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Yalta and Potsdam conferences
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Held in February 1945 and July–August 1945, they set out agreements on the future of Germany and Europe, but growing disagreement widened the split.
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