The Yalta Conference of February 1945 brought Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin together in Crimea to divide a war not yet over — decisions made in those eight days shaped European borders and spheres of influence for the next five decades. Roosevelt died less than two months after returning home, leaving historians to debate whether his declining health compromised American negotiating positions during the talks.
The Yalta Conference of February 1945 brought Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin together in Crimea to divide a war not yet over — decisions made in those eight days shaped European borders and spheres of influence for the next five decades. Roosevelt died less than two months after returning home, leaving historians to debate whether his declining health compromised American negotiating positions during the talks.