1940s

Question 1

What did they agree at the Yalta conference?

Answer 1

-Germany and Berlin divided into 4 zones
-Punish nazi war criminals
-Free elections across Eastern Europe
-Soviet ‘sphere of influence’
-Germany pay reparations

Question 2

What did they agree at the Potsdam conference?

Answer 2

-Germany and Berlin divided into 4 zones
-Germany have free elections
-Germany pay reparations
-Punish nazi war criminals

Question 3

What did they disagree on at the Potsdam conference?

Answer 3

-The amount of money Germany had to pay
-Stalin now refused free elections across Eastern Europe

Question 4

What happened in the communist takeover of Eastern Europe?

Answer 4

-Many countries had a communist led coalition that quickly turned to fully communist takeover
-Non communist leaders were slowly removed, arrested or killed
-Secret police was set up to control radio, army and police

Question 5

What was the Truman doctrine?

Answer 5

-USA would focus on containing communism
-Gave money to Greece and turkey to help stop communism
-Stalin set up cominform as a response t

Question 6

What was the Marshall plan?

Answer 6

-USA gave money to war torn countries in Eastern Europe
-Offered money to Eastern Europe countries behind the iron curtain
-Stalin saw it as a bribe, he banned Eastern Europe countries from accepting
-Set up his own version, Comecon

Question 7

What was the Berlin blockade and airlift?

Answer 7

-Stalin shutting off and land routes into Berlin to try win over all of Berlin
-USA responded to this by airlifting supplies into Berlin

Question 8

What were the consequences of the Berlin blockade and airlift?

Answer 8

-After 318 days the blockade ended
-Germany became formally divided
-USA set up NATO
-Relations between USA and USSR worsened

Question 9

What are some key facts of the Berlin blockade and airlift?

Answer 9

-2.3 millions tonnes of supplies
-250,00 flights
-USA threw sweets to the children as propaganda
-1 plane landed every 3 minutes