Casablanca Conference - Legacy

Legacy

The consequences of crucial policy made in 1943 have over the years been subjected to critical examination and re-evaluation. It has been posited that decisions made at Casablanca unnecessarily prolonged the war in Europe and needlessly increased combat and civilian casualties. It also is believed that Allied military strategy subsequently facilitated the Soviet occupation of eastern Germany and the Communist take-over of Eastern Europe. The status of Great Britain as a world power was diminished: “After Casablanca, the US would start to act as the senior partner in the alliance.”