List of World War II conferences

List of World War II conferences
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List of World War II conferences of the Allied forces

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Name (CODE NAME)	Location	Dates	Major participants:	Major results
U.S.-British Staff Conference (ABC-1) (ABC-1)	Washington, D.C.	January 29 – March 27, 1941	American, British, and Canadian military staff	Set the basic planning agreement for the U.S. to enter the war
Atlantic Conference (RIVIERA)	Argentia, Newfoundland	August 9 – 12, 1941	Churchill, Roosevelt	Atlantic Charter
Moscow Conference	Moscow, USSR	September 29 – October 1, 1941	Stalin, Harriman, Beaverbrook	Allied aid to Russia
First Washington Conference (ARCADIA)	Washington, D.C.	December 22, 1941 – January 14, 1942	Churchill, Roosevelt	Europe first, Declaration by the United Nations
Second Washington Conference	Washington, D.C.	June 20 – 25, 1942	Churchill, Roosevelt	Make first priority opening a 2nd front in North African Campaign before cross-English channel invasion
Second Moscow Conference	Moscow, USSR	August 12 – 17, 1942	Churchill, Stalin, Harriman	Discuss reasons for North African Campaign over cross-channel invasion
Cherchell Conference	Cherchell, Algeria	October 21 – 22, 1942	American General Clark, and Vichy French officers including Charles Mast	A clandestine conference before the Operation Torch landings, in which some Vichy French commanders agreed not to resist the Allied landings in Morocco and Algeria^[1]
Casablanca Conference (SYMBOL)	Casablanca, Morocco	January 14 – 24, 1943	Churchill, Roosevelt, Charles de Gaulle, Henri Giraud	Plan Italian Campaign, plan cross channel invasion in 1944, declaration of "unconditional surrender" of Axis, Incitement to unify French fighting authorities of London and Algiers
Third Washington Conference (TRIDENT)	Washington, D.C.	May 12 – 27, 1943	Churchill, Roosevelt	Plan Italian Campaign, increase air attacks on Germany, increase war in Pacific
Quebec Conference (QUADRANT)	Quebec, Canada	August 17 – 24, 1943	Churchill, Roosevelt, King	D-Day set for 1944, reorganization of South East Asia Command, secret Quebec Agreement to limit sharing nuclear energy info
Third Moscow Conference	Moscow, USSR	October 18 – November 1, 1943	Foreign ministers Hull, Eden, Molotov	Moscow Declaration
Cairo Conference (SEXTANT)	Cairo, Egypt	November 23 – 26, 1943	Churchill, Roosevelt, Chiang Kai-shek	Cairo Declaration for postwar Asia
Tehran Conference (EUREKA)	Tehran, Iran	November 28 – December 1, 1943	Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin	First meeting of the Big 3, plan the final strategy for the war against Nazi Germany and its allies, set date for Operation Overlord
Second Cairo Conference (SEXTANT)	Cairo, Egypt	December 4 – 6, 1943	Churchill, Roosevelt, Inönü	agreement to complete Allied air bases in Turkey, postpone Operation Anakim against Japan in Burma,
British Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference	London, England	May 1-16, 1944	Churchill, John Curtin (Australia), Peter Fraser (New Zealand), Mackenzie King (Canada) and General Jan Smuts (South Africa).	British Commonwealth leaders support Moscow Declaration and reach agreement regarding their respective roles in the overall Allied war effort.
Bretton Woods conference	Bretton Woods, USA	July 1 – 15, 1944	Representatives of 44 nations	Establishes International Monetary Fund and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Dumbarton Oaks Conference	Washington, D.C.	August 21 – 29, 1944	Delegates from 39 nations, Stettinius, Cadogan, Gromyko	Agreement to established the United Nations
Second Quebec Conference (OCTAGON)	Quebec, Canada	September 12 – 16, 1944	Churchill, Roosevelt	Morgenthau Plan for postwar Germany, other war plans
Fourth Moscow Conference (TOLSTOY)	Moscow, USSR	October 9, 1944	Churchill, Stalin, Molotov, Eden	Establishing post-war spheres of influence in Eastern Europe, Balkan peninsula
Malta Conference (ARGONAUT & CRICKET)	Malta	January 30 – February 2, 1945	Churchill, Roosevelt	preparation for Yalta
Yalta Conference (ARGONAUT & MAGNETO)	Yalta, USSR	February 4 – 11, 1945	Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin	final plans for defeat of Germany, postwar Europe plans, set date for United Nations Conference, conditions for Russia's entry in war against Japan
United Nations Conference on International Organization	San Francisco, USA	April 25 – June 26, 1945	Representatives of 50 nations	United Nations Charter
Potsdam Conference (TERMINAL)	Potsdam, Germany	July 17 – August 2, 1945	Churchill, Stalin, Truman, Attlee	Potsdam Declaration for unconditional surrender of Japan, Potsdam Agreement on policy for Germany

In total Churchill attended 14 meetings, Roosevelt 12, Stalin 5.

Atlantic Conference, Argentia, Dominion of Newfoundland, 1941	Casablanca Conference, Casablanca, Morocco, 1943	First Quebec Conference Quebec City, Canada, 1943	Cairo Conference, Cairo, Egypt, 1943
Tehran Conference, Tehran, Iran, 1943	Second Cairo Conference, Cairo, Egypt, 1943	Yalta Conference, Yalta, USSR, 1945	Potsdam Conference, Potsdam, Germany, 1945

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^ David H. Lippman WORLD WAR II PLUS 55, World War II Notes, November 8, 1942 (Operation Torch)

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