Transcript of the Roosevelt-Molotov Meeting

Transcript of the Roosevelt-Molotov Meeting

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Topic: Transcript of the Roosevelt-Molotov Meeting

Details: Read Chapter 22 of “Give Me Liberty! AN AMERICAN HISTORY” as well as the Transcript of the Roosevelt-Molotov Meeting. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items:

Why does Molotov believe a “second front” should be opened in 1942?
If such a front is opened, what does Molotov predict?
If such a front is not opened, what does he fear might occur?
Given that the second front in France was not opened until June 1944, what do you think the effect of that delay may have had on the longer-term U.S.–Soviet relations?

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Transcript of the Roosevelt-Molotov Meeting

Why Molotov wanted the “a second front” to be opened in 1942

Molotov wanted the United States and the other allied forces, including Britain, to open an a second front on the Eastern to give Russian forces and civilian some relief. Hitler had sufficient resources to fight the war on the Western front; hence, Molotov believed the only way to weaken the Nazis were through opening another front of the war.

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