6. Churchill's view on Britain's world and his relations with War time leaders Flashcards

1
Q

Which two countries did CH try and maintain allies with?

A

USA and USSR

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2
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What was CH and Roosevelt’s relationship known as?

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‘The partnership that saved the west’

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3
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When did Roosevelt and CH first meet?

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1918

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4
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3 ways in which the USA gave help to the UK?

A

allowed them to purchase American arms
lend-lease act giving them 50 destroyers
lent $31.6 billion to UK

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5
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Where did CH and Roosevelt’s first meeting as National leaders take place? What was signed there?

A

1941 in Placentia Bay

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6
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What was the Atlantic Charter?

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confirmed that US nor Britain wanted territorial gains

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7
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2 issues that USA was concerned with?

A

That UK was focusing too much on North Africia than invasion into France
British Empire was standing in the way of world free trade

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8
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Why did USA have the upper hand on UK?

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the destroyers provided to British were damaged

USA were making large profits

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9
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When did Japan attack Peral Harbour? What did this lead to?

A

December 1941

USA joining the war after Hitler declared war on them

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10
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In 1942 what did Churchill persuade USA away from and promote instead?

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Persuaded them away from invading France and instead to focus on a joint campaign in North Africa

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11
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What was accepted by Roosevelt at the Casablanca meeting?

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British strategy for invading Sicily and then Italy

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12
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Which meeting was the split between USA and Britain?

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Meeting at Quebec in 1943

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13
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2 reasons why realtions between Chirchill and Roosevelt had changed after Tehran?

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Roosevelt refused to meet CH privately

USA abandoned ‘Europe first’ and now focused on defeating Japan

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14
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When did Roosevelt die?

A

April 1945

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15
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Why had CH been so against communism?

A

he had disagreed with the events of the 1917 revolution

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16
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What famous line did CH reference Stalin as in the House of Commons?

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he said that if Hitler invaded Hell he would make a reference with the ‘devil’ being Stalin

17
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When did CH and Stalin first meet? Why was CH annoyed?

A

1942

CH annoyed at Stalin’s scornful comments on Britain’s failures to invade Europe

18
Q

What convinced USA that Russia was the key figure in the alliance over CH?

A

the sheer size of the Russian force

19
Q

What were the spheres of influence?

A

mean that country could be dominated by greater power who would not neccessarily rule it directly

20
Q

Who was the Greek Civil war between?

A

communists and royalist forces - Britain backed the royalists

21
Q

What about Poland did CH have to accept at the Yalta conference?

A

had to accept that Poland would lose her Eastern territories

22
Q

What did CH offer France to try and keep them in the war>

A

A union

23
Q

What group did De Gualle run?

A

Free French - exiles from occupied France who were based in Britain

24
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Why did USA/ Britain not get along with De Gualle?

A

He was not an offical political man or a highly rated army officer