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

//Joseph Stalin (1879-1953)// //Winston Churchill (1874-1965) //
 * __ Background Information __**
 * 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.
 * 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.

__** Meetings Between Churchill and Stalin **__ //Background Information// //Tehran Conference// //Yalta Conference// //Potsdam Conference//
 * 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.
 * 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.
 * February 4-11, 1945.
 * The second of three meetings to discuss what was happening in World War II.
 * Roosevelt asked for help in the Pacific war against the Japanese.
 * Germany would be split into four occupied zones, with France controlling the fourth occupied area.
 * There would be no forced labor or prisoner camps of the German people as reparation.
 * On May 8, 1945, the Allies accepted German surrender terms at the conclusion of the European conflict of World War II.
 * July 17-August 2, 1945 in an unbombed suburb in Berlin.
 * Included discussions regarding the division of Germany, movement of population, Council of Foreign Ministers, and the unconditional surrender from the Japanese government.

Discussion Questions
 * Does Napoleon compare more to Stalin or Churchill? Why?
 * Compare these meetings in WWII and the meeting at the end of Animal Farm in the farmhouse.

__**Related Readings**__ [] (Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech) [] (Stalin's Speech on red Square Anniversary Celebration of the October Revolution) [] (Overwiew of Information on Winston Churchill) [] (Tehran Conference Information) [] (Potsdam Conference Information) [] (List of Dates from WWII)

__**Works Cited** //(APA Style Citations)//__ Harry Truman and the Potsdam Conference. //Harry S. Truman Library and Museum//. Retrieved December 9, 2010, from []

Joseph Stalin. //Jewish Virtual Library - Homepage//. Retrieved December 9, 2010, from []

Tehran Conference (World War II) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia. //Encyclopedia - Britannica Online Encyclopedia//. Retrieved December 9, 2010, from [] //﻿// The Yalta Conference of 1945. Crimea — Tourism, Photos, News & History on Perekop.net//. Retrieved December 9, 2010, from []//

Welcome to WinstonChurchill.org. //Welcome to WinstonChurchill.org//. Retrieved December 9, 2010, from []

World War 2 Important Dates. //Second World War//. Retrieved December 9, 2010, from []