2007-10-31 00:42:35 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Probably the answer is 'yes'. The Allied Powers via their leaders, Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin effectively 'carved up' Europe at the Yalta conference. That having been said there is also a 'no' viewpoint, based on the realities and logistics of the position immediately at the end of the war. The Russian Red Army had conquered all of Eastern Europe and were in Berlin. What could Roosevelt and Churchill do? Turn on their ally and start another war? One that they could not win. remember what happened to Hitler (and Napoleon before him) when they took on Russia. I suppose they could have dropped an A-Bomb on Moscow - the USSR not having nuclear capability at the time - but hat would have been a total political 'no-no'
2007-10-31 00:55:10 · answer #1 · answered by rdenig_male 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, Germany and Russia signed the Non-Aggression Pact in Aug. 1939. In addition to stipulations of non-aggression the pact included a secret protocol dividing the independent countries of Finland, Latvia,Estonia , Lithuania, Romania,the Ukraine and Poland into spheres of Nazi and Soviet influence. All those countries were occupied, invaded or forced to cede territory to Germany the Soviets or both.
Roosevelt and Churchill did not know in advance or of the contents of the Non-Aggression Pact signed by Germany and Russia.
P.S.
Towards the end of WW2, Roosevelt and Churchill had no control over Russia occupying Poland, Russia had to occupy Poland to get to Germany and Berlin.
After WW2 ended, Poland and the Soviet Union's borderlines were shifted west. The Soviets Unions western border was moved to include land from eastern Poland.
Polands western border was moved to include former east Germany land, but Poland did end up 20% smaller.
P.P.S.
At the time of the Yalta conference in Feb. 1945, Russia was already ocuppying Poland and the only way to move them out of Poland would be militarily.
2007-10-31 03:23:08 · answer #2 · answered by Louie O 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Poland wasn't the only country sold out by Roosevelt and Churchill!
2007-10-31 03:40:40 · answer #3 · answered by Jim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, this was bad.
Roosevelt was a sick man at the Yalta conference where these things were decided and he gave in too easily to Stalin's wishes despite Churchill not trusting Stalin
2007-10-31 06:32:48 · answer #4 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2007-10-31 00:50:39 · answer #5 · answered by SWT 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋