The Arcadia Conference (ARCADIA was the code name used for the conference), held in Washington, D.C. was a World War II strategic meeting from December 22, 1941 to January 14, 1942 between the heads of government of the United Kingdom and the United States. The delegations were headed by Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt, respectively. A code name or cryptonym is a word or name used clandestinely to refer to another name or word. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km (over 11 miles) into the air, August 9, 1945. ... Military strategy in the Waterloo campaign Military strategy is a collective name for planning the conduct of warfare. ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... The Right Honourable Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, FRS (30 November 1874–24 January 1965) was a British statesman, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. ... Order: 32nd President Vice President: John N. Garner Henry A. Wallace Harry S. Truman Term of office: March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945 Preceded by: Herbert Hoover Succeeded by: Harry S. Truman Date of birth: January 30, 1882 Place of birth: Hyde Park, New York Date of death: April 12...

Despite the recent attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States agreed that to win the war, the prime objective was the defeat of Nazi Germany (Europe first strategy). They also agreed to combine military resources under one command for the ETO (European Theater of Operations). The Imperial Japanese Navy made its attack on Pearl Harbor on the morning of December 7, 1941. ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... Europe first (sometimes known as Germany first) was the key element of the grand strategy employed by the United States and Britain during World War II. According to this policy, the United States and Britain would use the preponderance of their resources to subdue Germany and Italy in Europe first...

Another outcome of the conference was the Declaration by the 26 United Nations on January 1, 1942 to agree to formally establish the UN. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... This article is about the year. ...

References

• Maurice Matloff and Edwin M. Snell. Strategic Planning for Coalition Warfare 1941-1942. Washington, Office of the Chief of Military History, Dept. of the Army, 1953-59. The ARCADIA Conference is covered in Chapter V and Chapter VI
• Conferences of the Allied Grand Strategy from University of San Diego Department of History World War II Timeline
• This Day in History January 1 - The History Channel

See also

• List of World War II conferences