1.1 Early Tension Flashcards
<p>What countries were in the<strong> Grand Alliance</strong>?</p>
<ul> <li>The Soviet Union</li> <li>Britain</li> <li>The USA</li> </ul>
<p>In what year was the Grand Alliance created?</p>
<p>1941</p>
<p>When was the Tehran Conference?</p>
<p>The Tehran Conference was between November-December 1943</p>
<p>What were the agreements regarding the warat the Tehran Conference?</p>
<ul><li>USA and Britain agreed to invade Europe from the West, through Nazi-occupied France. The Soviet Union agreed to invade from the East.</li><ul><li>This was known as opening a ‘second front’</li></ul><li>After the defeat of Germany, the Soviet Union would declare war on Japan</li></ul>
<p>What were the agreements regarding the postwar world at the Tehran Conference?</p>
<ul><li>The Polish border would be moved westward, to fall along the Oder and Neisse rivers.</li><ul><li>Poland would gain territory from Germany and lose some to the Soviet Union</li></ul><li>An international organisation would be set up to settle disagreements between countries in future. This laid the ground for the United Nations Organisation (UN)</li></ul>
<p>Who were the leaders atthe Tehran Conference?</p>
<ul> <li>Stalin (The Soviet Union)</li> <li>Roosevelt (The USA)</li> <li>Churchill (Britain)</li> </ul>
<p>When was the Yalta Conference?</p>
<p>The Yalta Conference was in February 1945</p>
<p>Who were the leaders at the Yalta Conference?</p>
<ul> <li>Stalin (Soviet Union)</li> <li>Roosevelt (USA)</li> <li>Churchill (Britain)</li> </ul>
<p>What were the agreements about Germany in Yalta?</p>
<ul><li>At Yalta, the superpowers agreed on the Declaration of Liberated Europe. This was designed to aid peopleliberated from Nazi control</li><li>Germany would be forced to pay reparations (payments to the victors) after the war. Stalin, however, disagreed with the other powers as to the number of reparations<ul><li>Germany would be reduced in size, split up and demilitarised</li><li>Nazi war criminals would be tried after the war was over</li></ul></li></ul>
<p>What were the agreements about Eastern Europe in Yalta?</p>
<ul><li>Future governments in Eastern Europe would be decided by free elections</li>Poland would fall under the ‘Soviet sphere of influence’, but would be run under a democratic government<ul><li>There was still some tension over Poland as the leaders had disputed the results of free elections there</li></ul></ul>
<p>What were the International agreements in Yalta?</p>
<ul>
<li>The Soviets would declare war on Japan after Germany was defeated</li>
<li>The UN (United Nations) would be founded</li>
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<p>When wasthe <strong>Potsdam Conference</strong>?</p>
<p>The Potsdam Conference was during July-August 1945</p>
<p>Who were the leaders at the Potsdam conference?</p>
<ul><li>Stalin (Soviet Union)</li><li>Truman (USA)</li><li>Attlee (Britain)</li></ul>
<p>What were the agreements about Germany at Potsdam?</p>
<ul><li>The Nazi Party was to be banned</li><li>War criminals were to be prosecuted (tried in court)</li><li>Germany was to be reduced in size and divided into four occupied zones, controlled by the USA, Britain, France and the Soviet Union</li><li>Berlin would also be divided along the same lines</li></ul>
<p>When was the Long Telegram written?</p>
<p>The Long Telegram was written in 1946</p>