1.) Flashcards
(15 cards)
Yalta
4th -11th Feb 1945
Potsdam
July 1945
Japan official surrender
2nd September
What did Truman say to Stalin during Potsdam
“A new weapon of special destructive force.”
What was Stalin offered at yalta for him to agree to help with Japan
1.)manchuria
2.) lease of port Arthur
3.) islands in north east
Was yalta successfull?
Sort of:
Stalin did agree to help with Japan
However relations did sour after Truman and disagreeing with giving Russia a foothold in Asia
What was achieved at Potsdam
China and us write a 13 point declaration demanding for Japanese surrender
Tensions between Truman and Stalin grew deeper
+ more focused on europe
USSR and Japan
Suspicious of us intent to use their “secret weapon” so only declared war on the day of Nagasaki in order to gain the land promised + were left out of plans with Japan leading to sino- us resentment
Long telegram
22nd Feb 1946
8,000 words
Why did Kennan belive the us couldn’t be trusted:
1.) Stalin would create capitalist emneneies to validate his extreme commusibts policies and dictatorship
2.)ussr intentions to create a society sphere in eastern and parts of asia
Why was the long telegram important
1.) justification for taking action against ussr
2.) Recommendations taken seriously
Kennan stated that:
1.) Stalin believed he was surrounded by capitalist enemies that inevitably need to be destroyed - US needed to contain that
2.) Stalin believed he’d identify the weaknesses that he could exploit
Example of the US perceived instead from Stalin
US Armed forces reduced from 12mil to 1.4 mill
What is an example of the dram to tone Kennan used
“Malignant tumour” on “diseased tissue” - to illustrated soviet threat on vulnerable countries such as Korea and indochina
What did kennans long telegram lead to
1.)US revised it strategy with Japan and Philippines
2.)help japans economy + est political stability
3.) educate USA on importance of defending Asia
4.) show USA how they can be a force of good defending democracy
