Section 8
The End of WWII
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Yalta and the Postwar World
Convened in 1945, the Yalta Conference brought together Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin to discuss the postwar reorganization of Europe.
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Roosevelt's Fourth Term
Roosevelt's fourth term, ended by his death only three months after inauguration, was dominated by negotiating the postwar settlement with Great Britain and the Soviet Union.
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The Final Ledger of Deaths
While estimates remain controversial and statistics unreliable, World War II was the deadliest military conflict in history, with around 50 - 80 million people killed.