Atlantic Charter

Atlantic Charter, a joint statement of the United States and Great Britain, made during World War II, proclaiming their objectives for the postwar world.

Cairo Conferences

Cairo Conferences, two series of meetings of Allied leaders at Cairo, Egypt, during World War II.

Casablanca Conference

Casablanca Conference, a 10-day meeting during World War II between President Roosevelt of the United States and Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Great Britain.

Dumbarton Oaks

Dumbarton Oaks, an estate in the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C. The Dumbarton Oaks Conference met here in 1944 during World War II to draft plans for a world security organization.

Moscow Conference of 1943

Moscow Conference of 1943, a meeting of foreign ministers of the principal Allied powers in World War II.

Ogdensburg Agreement

Ogdensburg Agreement, August 18, 1940, an executive agreement between President Franklin D.

Potsdam Conference

Potsdam Conference, July 17 to August 2, 1945, the last meeting of heads of state of the United States, the Soviet Union, and Great Britain in World War II.

Quebec Conferences

Quebec Conferences, two important Allied meetings during World War II. Both were held at Quebec, Canada.

Rio de Janeiro Conference

Rio de Janeiro Conference, a meeting of the foreign ministers of the republics of the Western Hemisphere held at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in January, 1942.

Tehran Conference

Tehran Conference , a World War II meeting of the “Big Three” Allied leaders—President Franklin D.

Treaties of Locarno

Locarno, Treaties of, a series of seven international agreements drawn up at Locarno, Switzerland, and signed in London in 1925.

Yalta Conference

Yalta Conference, the last meeting of the World War II “Big Three,” held February 7–12, 1945, at Yalta, in the Soviet Union.