POTSDAM Flashcards
(13 cards)
when was potsdam
17 july - 1 august 1945
context
war in europe ended may 1945, germany under occupation, soviet control extended much further into eastern europe
who attended postdam
attlee, truman, stalin
when was churchill replaced
26 july
what happened day before potsdam
first successful detonation of atomic bomb
what did truman want to minimise
return to great depression
what was trumans approach called
iron fist
ex truman iron fist approach at potsdam
used nuclear disparity as a technique to threaten stalin when composing provisional governments
what did stalin view truman threats as
atomic diplomacy
stalin and molotov determined not to…
be intimidated by usa’s nuclear arsenal
most significant thing that was NOT agreed
medium/long term future of germany or parameters of international relations in new world order
what was agreed on germany
- disarmed and demilitarised
- de-nazification (judging war crimes, purging education and leaders from office)
- restore freedom of speech and press
ussr reparations?
yes - from own zone and 25% western zones
