The Conferences Flashcards
(12 cards)
When did the Teheran conference occur
November 1943
What leaders attended the Teheran conference
Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill
What was agreed at the Teheran conference?
●The USA and the UK would open a second front in West Europe
●Stalin would aid the USA against Japan
●Germany would be forced to surrender
● Land will be given to Poland
●An international governing body should be set up
When did the Yalta conference happen?
February 1945
What leaders were present at the Yalta conference?
Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill
What was agreed upon during the Yalta conference
●Germany would be split into 4 zones
●Germany would pay $20bn in reparations (half would go to the USSR)
●The borders of Poland would be returned to 1921
●Eastern Europe can hold free elections
●The Nazi party would be banned and persecuted
●The UN will be created
When did the Potsdam conference happen
July-August 1945
What leaders were present at the Potsdam conference
Harry S. Trueman, Clement Atlee, Joseph Stalin
What was agreed at the Potsdam conference
●The German economy would run as usual
●Berlin would be divided into 4 zones
What were the relations between superpowers at Teheran
Good - Stalin happy about 2nd front
What were the relations like during the Yalta conference
Good - Stalin and Roosevelt pleased about the UN
What were the relations between superpowers like at the Potsdam conference
Bad - USSR wanted Germany to pay reparations and Truman objected to agreed upon Poalnd borders to prevent Russian influence
