Origins: Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam conference Flashcards
1
Q
what countries were in the grand alliance?
A
USA, the USSR and Britian
2
Q
When was the Tehran conference?
A
1943
3
Q
What was agreed at Tehran
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
What impact did the Tehran conference have on international relations?
A
- Stalin was pleased the USA and Britain were opening a
second front against Germany - Britain was annoyed as they wanted to open the second
front in the Balkans - The USA and USSR had good relations at the time
5
Q
Which leaders met at the Tehran conference?
A
- Roosevelt (USA)
- Stalin (USSR)
- Churchill (Britain)
6
Q
When was the Yalta conference?
A
February 1945
7
Q
Which leaders met at the Yalta conference?
A
- Roosevelt (USA)
- Stalin (USSR)
- Churchill (Britain)
8
Q
What was agreed at Yalta?
A
- Germany and Berlin would be divided into zones of
occupation, under control of USA, USSR, Britain and
France - USSR would join the war against Japan
- A United Nations would be set up after WW2
- Eastern European countries could hold free elections
after the end of the war
9
Q
What did the allied leaders disagree on at Yalta?
A
- Stalin wanted to move the border of Poland westward
into German territory, Roosevelt was unhappy with this
but agreed since Stalin promised not to help Communist
rebels in Greece. The British supported the London Poles
10
Q
When was the Potsdam conference?
A
July 1945
11
Q
Which leaders met at the Potsdam conference?
A
- Truman (USA)
- Atlee (Britain)
- Stalin (USSR)
12
Q
What was agreed at Potsdam?
A
- Germany and Berlin would be divided as agreed at Yalta
- Poland’s Eastern border moved West (This would give
the USSR more territory) - Nazi leaders to be tried as war criminals
13
Q
What were the disagreements at Potsdam?
A
- Truman blocked Stalin’s demands for crippling
reparations (fines) to be placed on Germany - Truman refused to allow the USSR to occupy Japan once
it had been defeated - Truman and Atlee opposed Stalin’s demand that he set
up pro-soviet governments in Eastern Europe.
14
Q
Why was Potsdam less successful?
A
- Stalin’s troops remained in Eastern Europe (hopes of free
elections seemed very distant now). - Truman informed Stalin that the United States had
successfully detonated the first atom bomb (Stalin feared
that the USA might use the weapon in the future against
the USSR). - Truman adopted a far more hard-line approach to Stalin
than Roosevelt had. - Britain and the USA were suspicious of Stalin as he had set up a pro-communist government in Poland.
- Stalin was suspicious about why the USA wanted
Germany to recover economically
