ABSTRACT
As World War II wound down in Europe and Germany's defeat appeared imminent, the Allies focused on the aftermath in Europe and the defeat of Japan. To facilitate the latter, the United States decided to attack Japan directly, eschewing any idea of launching the attack from the Chinese mainland. With this strategy in mind, Joseph Stalin, Franklin Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill gathered at Yalta in the Soviet Crimea from February 4 to February 11, 1945.
