of Yalta was the re-establishment of the nations conquered and destroyed by Germany. Poland was given back its independence and given its own national election in order to create a new, independent government. Yugoslavia was given its own government as well which consisted of mostly old members under a new system. In both cases, Nazi and Fascist leaders were specifically prohibited. Secondly, the Yalta Conference agreed to divide Germany into zones controlled by each of the three nations present. With the immense size of Stalin's army, Russia would take Berlin and control the eastern half of Germany upon its surrender. Lastly, Stalin agreed to "unquestionably" join the war against Japan two months after the end of the war.The treaty was signed on February 11th, 1945. Roosevelt was harshly criticized by the public in 1946 when the agreements at Yalta became public information. He was said to have given away Eastern Europe through blind trust in Stalin. Roosevel!
             t defended himself by saying that he had done the best he could and had hoped that the issue would be handled further by the United Nations. He also felt that Russia needed to be appeased in order to gain their support in the war against Japan. To the surprise of Roosevelt and Churchill, Josef Stalin failed to keep his promises. He quickly prevented popular elections in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria by assigning permanent Communist governments to each and suppressing all democratic supporters. The response against Stalin was little, for his army extended across Eastern Europe and controlled the region by force. The United States, busy in its war against Japan and not wanting to lose a powerful ally, did nothing. The war against Japan was not as devastating as the United States had expected. Russia agreed to join the war in the Pacific on August 18, but it ended on the 8th. Without the help of Russia, the American navy quickly island-hopped its way acro...