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Casablanca Conference
CASABLANCA CONFERENCECASABLANCA CONFERENCE. From 14 to 24 January 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill, together with their military staffs, met in Casablanca, French Morocco. The conferees agreed to pursue military operations in Sicily, to continue the heavy bombing offensive against Germany, and to establish a combined staff in London to plan a large invasion of France across the English Channel. They secured the promise of Charles de Gaulle, leader of the Free French, to cooperate with General Henri Giraud, whom Roosevelt was grooming as leader of the French forces in Africa. The leaders endorsed an unconditional surrender policy, which they defined as "the total elimination of German and Japanese war power." BIBLIOGRAPHYKimball, Warren F. "Casablanca: The End of Imperial Romance." In The Juggler: Franklin Roosevelt as Wartime Statesman. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1991. ———. Forged in War: Roosevelt, Churchill, and the Second World War. New York: William Morrow, 1997. Justus D.Doenecke See alsoWorld War II . |
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"Casablanca Conference." Dictionary of American History. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Casablanca Conference." Dictionary of American History. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3401800691.html "Casablanca Conference." Dictionary of American History. 2003. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3401800691.html |
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Casablanca Conference (World War II)
Casablanca Conference (World War II) (14–24 Jan. 1943) A conference convened in the Moroccan port of Casablanca, on territory controlled by the Free French. With de Gaulle present, it was led by the British Prime Minister, Churchill, and US President Roosevelt, in order to agree on further strategies in the common conduct of World War II. There was to be an increase of US bombing of Germany. Plans were agreed for the forthcoming invasion of Sicily and for the transfer of British forces to the Far East on the defeat of Germany. Roosevelt issued a statement, with which Churchill concurred, insisting on Germany's unconditional surrender. It was de Gaulle's first international conference and thus signalled his international acceptance as leader of the anti-Vichy forces. Nevertheless, the French leader resented the conference being held on ‘his’ territory without prior consultation.
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JAN PALMOWSKI. "Casablanca Conference (World War II)." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAN PALMOWSKI. "Casablanca Conference (World War II)." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-CasablancaConferencWrldWr.html JAN PALMOWSKI. "Casablanca Conference (World War II)." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-CasablancaConferencWrldWr.html |
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Casablanca conference
Casablanca conference. On 14–24 January 1943 Churchill and Roosevelt met in Morocco to determine allied strategy. Stalin refused to attend as he was overseeing operations around Stalingrad. The prospect of opening a second front in northern France was discussed but the British considered it premature and instead the invasion of Sicily was planned. It was agreed to increase the bombing of Germany and to give priority to defeating the U-boats in the North Atlantic. It was decided to accept only the unconditional surrender of the axis powers, which ruled out any prospect of a negotiated peace.
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JOHN CANNON. "Casablanca conference." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Casablanca conference." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Casablancaconference.html JOHN CANNON. "Casablanca conference." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Casablancaconference.html |
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Casablanca Conference
Casablanca Conference Jan. 14-24, 1943, World War II meeting of U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill at Casablanca, French Morocco. A joint declaration pledged that the war would end only with the unconditional surrender of the Axis states. No agreement was reached on the claims for leadership of the rival French generals, Henri H. Giraud and Charles de Gaulle , who also attended the conference. |
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"Casablanca Conference." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Casablanca Conference." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-CasablanCo.html "Casablanca Conference." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-CasablanCo.html |
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Casablanca Conference
Casablanca Conference a meeting held in Casablanca on January 12–23, 1943, during World War II, between Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Franklin D. Roosevelt to plan military strategy. After the meeting, Roosevelt publicly announced the Allied policy of unconditional surrender for Germany, Italy, and Japan.
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"Casablanca Conference." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Casablanca Conference." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-CasablancaConference.html "Casablanca Conference." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-CasablancaConference.html |
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Casablanca Conference
Casablanca Conference (14–24 January 1943) A meeting in Morocco between CHURCHILL and F. D. ROOSEVELT to determine Allied strategy for the continuation of World War II. Plans were made to increase bombing of Germany, invade Sicily, and transfer British forces to the Far East after the collapse of Germany.
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"Casablanca Conference." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Casablanca Conference." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-CasablancaConference.html "Casablanca Conference." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-CasablancaConference.html |
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Casablanca conference
Casablanca conference On 14–24 January 1943 Churchill and Roosevelt met in Morocco to determine allied strategy. Stalin refused to attend as he was overseeing operations around Stalingrad. The prospect of opening a second front in northern France was discussed but the British considered it premature.
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JOHN CANNON. "Casablanca conference." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Casablanca conference." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Casablancaconference.html JOHN CANNON. "Casablanca conference." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Casablancaconference.html |
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Casablanca conference
Casablanca conference, see SYMBOL; see also Grand Alliance.
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I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Casablanca conference." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Casablanca conference." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-Casablancaconference.html I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Casablanca conference." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-Casablancaconference.html |
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