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The farm house in the novel Animal Farm represents meetings between Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill during World War II.

Background Information
Joseph Stalin (1879-1953)
  • He had vengeful feelings towards anyone in a position to wield power over him.
  • Joseph studied Russian Orthodox Christianity when his mother sent him on a path to become a priest.
  • Lenin died in 1924, opening to door for Stalin to govern against Trotsky in an attempt to rise in power in Russia.
  • In 1928 Stalin exercised control over the communist party and Russia.
  • Purges, forced famines, terrorism, labor camps and forced migrations were caused by Stalin killing roughly 40 million people.
  • Stalin dies in Moscow after World War II in 1953.
Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
  • Churchill was a conservative until 1904 when the party supported protective tariffs.
  • He became a liberal.
  • During World War II (after Russia and the United States entered the war) he created the "Grand Alliance" and traveled thousands of miles to discuss military strategies.
  • Winston made many speeches including "Iron Curtain" to heighten his troops spirits.
  • Churchill dies in 1965.
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Meetings Between Churchill and Stalin
Background Information
  • Series of three meetings between President Roosevelt (later to be Truman when Rooosevelt dies on April 12, 1945), Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Premier Joseph Stalin.
  • Allied powers: the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union, joined together to discuss World War II.
Tehran Conference
  • November 28–December 1, 1943
  • The first of three meetings between allies.
  • Wanted to open a "second front" in Western Europe.
  • Stalin agreed to an eastern offensive to coincide with the forthcoming Western Front and he pressed the western leaders to proceed with formal preparations for their long-promised invasion of German-occupied France.
Yalta Conference
  • February 4-11, 1945.
  • The second of three meetings to discuss what was happening in World War II.
Potsdam Conference

Related Readings
http://www.historyguide.org/europe/churchill.html (Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech)
http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/timeline/411107awp.html (Stalin's Speech on red Square Anniversary Celebration of the October Revolution)
http://www.winstonchurchill.org/ (Overwiew of Information on Winston Churchill)
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/585632/Tehran-Conference (Tehran Conference Information)
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/teacher/potsdam.htm (Potsdam Conference Information)
http://www.secondworldwar.co.uk/dates.html (List of Dates from WWII)

Works Cited (APA Style Citations)

Joseph Stalin. Jewish Virtual Library - Homepage. Retrieved December 9, 2010, from http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/stalin.html


Harry Truman and the Potsdam Conference. Harry S. Truman Library and Museum. Retrieved December 9, 2010, from http://www.trumanlibrary.org/teacher/potsdam.htm


Tehran Conference (World War II) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Encyclopedia - Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Retrieved December 9, 2010, from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/585632/Tehran-Conference

The Yalta Conference of 1945. Crimea — Tourism, Photos, News & History on Perekop.net. Retrieved December 9, 2010, from http://www.perekop.net/the-yalta-conference-of-1945/
Welcome to WinstonChurchill.org. Welcome to WinstonChurchill.org. Retrieved December 9, 2010, from http://www.winstonchurchill.org/

World War 2 Important Dates. Second World War. Retrieved December 9, 2010, from http://www.secondworldwar.co.uk/dates.html#1945