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What treaty ended World War II in Europe?
Answer
Potsdam Agreement
The Potsdam Agreement of 1945 established the terms for ending World War II in Europe and determined the post-war division and occupation of Germany. Negotiated in the Berlin suburb of Potsdam by the Soviet Union, United States, and United Kingdom, the agreement laid the groundwork for the Cold War division of Europe. The conference concluded that Germany would be partitioned into occupation zones, setting the stage for the later partition of Germany and decades of Cold War tensions.
💡 Did you know?
Potsdam was signed by Stalin, Truman (replacing Roosevelt after his death), and Churchill, then replaced by Clement Attlee mid-conference.
Other options people guess
- Treaty of Paris
- Treaty of Versailles
- Munich Agreement
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