2. Yalta And The Aims Of The Big Three

Question 1

When was the Yalta conference?

Answer 1

4 February 1945

Question 2

What was Churchill’s position at Yalta?

Answer 2

• Wanted to protect British interests
• wanted to gain a closeness with the USA
• struggled to understand Stalin’s viewpoint
• naturally mistrusted Stalin as a strong anti communist

Question 3

Give some info of Roosevelt at Yalta.

Answer 3

• he was committed to working with the SU and got on well with Stalin
• believed that only a capitalist Europe could prevent future war
• some argue he misunderstood Stalin’s aims assuming they want the same thing

Question 4

Give 2 of the western aims that were achieved

Answer 4

• the UN was formed to bring about lasting piece between the world’s powerful countries to replace the League of Nations that was around in the 1920s - 1930s that failed to prevent WW2.
• the declaration of liberated Europe was agreed to and freed all areas occupied by the Germans where each country was to have an emergency democratic government.

Question 5

Give one SU aim that was achieved at Yalta

Answer 5

Poland’s borders were moved so the SU gained a large amount of territory as compensation for their help during the war and in return, Poland was promised areas of Eastern Germany

Question 6

Give an aim of the big three achieved at Yalta

Answer 6

Germany was split into four zones each run separately by the country that occupied it; the countries being: France, Britain, America and SU. This was an emergency measure until the allies could come up with a more permanent agreement