T, Y & P Conferences Flashcards
1
Q
What countries were in the Grande Alliance?
A
USA, USSR and Britain
2
Q
When was the Tehran Conference
A
1943
3
Q
What was agreed at the Tehran Conference
A
- USA and Britain would open a second front and launch an attack on Germany from the west
- Stalin would declare war against Japan
4
Q
Tehran’s impact on international relations
A
- Stalin was pleased the USA and Britain were opening a second front against Germany
- But Britain was annoyed and wanted the second front in the Balkans
- Good relations between the USA and USSR (development of the two superpowers)
5
Q
What leaders met at the Yalta Conference
A
Roosevelt (USA)
Churchill (Britain)
Stalin (USSR)
6
Q
What was agreed at Yalta
A
- Germany and Berlin would be divided into zones of occupation under control of USA, USSR, GB and FR
- USSR would join the war against Japan
- United Nations to be set up after WW2
- Eastern European countries could hold free elections after the end of the war
7
Q
What was the disagreement at Yalta
A
Stalin wanted to move Poland’s border into German territory- Roosevelt was unhappy but agreed as Stalin promised not to help communist rebels in Greece
The British supported the London poles
8
Q
Which leaders met at Potsdam
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Truman (USA)
Churchill (GB)
Stalin (USSR)
Later Churchill was replaced by Atlee
9
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What was agreed at Potsdam
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- Germany and Berlin would be divided as agreed in Yalta
- Poland’s eastern border moved west giving the USSR more territory
- Nazi leaders to be tried as war criminals
10
Q
What was disagreed at Potsdam
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- Truman blocked Stalins demands for crippling reparations (fines) to be placed on GMY
- Truman refused to allow the USSR to occupy Japan once it was defeated
- Truman and Atlee opposed Stalins demand that he set up pro-soviet government in Eastern Europe. Stalins red army was looking like an army of occupation
11
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Why was Potsdam less successful
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- Stalins troops remained in Eastern Europe- hopes of free elections seemed very distant now
- Truman informed Stalin that the USA now possessed the atom bomb- Stalin feared that the USA might use this weapon against the USSR
- Truman adopted a far more hard line approach to Stalin than Roosevelt had
- GB and USA were suspicious of Stalin who had now set up a pro-communist government in Poland
- Stalin was suspicious as to why USA wanted Germany to ‘recover’ economically
