CW- Us, Britsh, USSR Relations 1945 Flashcards
(29 cards)
Who was part of the grand alliance in 1945?
Brian, USA, USSR
When did Soviet forces sweep into Poland?
August 1944
What did Roosevelt want at Yalta?
A post war reconstruction based on unity amongst victorious powers
By 1945 was the grand alliance against Nazi Germany weak or strong?
Weak
When was the Yalta conference?
February 1945
What was decided about Germany at the Yalta conference?
It would be divided into 4 zones, each administrated by an allied power
What happened to Poland as a result of the Yalta conference?
-Would be expanded into the north and west
-USSR would gain land from Poland
What was signed as a result of the Yalta conference? And what was it about?
The United Nations Organisation- it was an international organization with the aim of preserving world peace
What was created as a result of the Yalta conference?
A declaration on liberated Europe
What did the declaration on liberated Europe mean?
The three govermants will assist the people in any European liberated state
. Carry out emergency relief messages
. Free elections of governments
. Facilitate elections
Which leader had been devestated by WW2?
Stalin
What did Stalin view the soviets union grand alliance allies as?
Anti- USSR
Who was Molotov in relation to Stalin?
A loyal supporter
What did Roosevelt believe a post-war world should reflect?
A strong democracy
Who was criticized for being naive?
Roosevelt
What did Churchill believe the USSR would do to britan’s imperial interests?
Threaten them
Who was involved in the percentage agreement? When was it?
Churchill and Stalin, 1944
What was the percentage agreement for?
To establish the percentage of predominance britan and the USSR would have in eastern European states e.g in Romania, USSR had 90% but in Greece britan had 90%
When were two atomic bombs tested in Japan?
1945
What effect did the 1945 bomb droppings have on Stalin?
Reinforced his anxiety for future Soviet security
How did Truman view the droppings of atomic bombs in 1945?
Saw the bombs as a form of absolute pressure- could be used to persuade Stalin to fulfil the agreements he made over Europe’s future
When was the Potsdam conference?
July 1945
What 4 main decisions were made at potsdam?
- Germany was to be disarmed and demilitarized
- De-nazification. War crimes would be judged and all former Nazi party members were to be removed from public office
- Germany was to become a single economic unit
- Ussr would receive reperations
Who attended the Potsdam conference?
Stalin, Churchill and Truman
