3. The Potsdam Conference And Aims Of Atlee, Trueman And Stalin Flashcards
What were Attlee’s feelings at Potsdam?
- was focussed on domestic plans
- worried about soviet expansion
- wanted Germany to be secure
- saw Britain as weaker and needing American alliance
What were the changes between Yalta and Potsdam?
- Eastern European countries became overrun by Red army troops
- president Truman replaced Roosevelt
- Clement Attlee replaced Churchill
- Stalin’s desire to make Germany pay for reparations is opposed by the west
What were Truman’s feelings at Potsdam?
- Wanted self determination for the countries of Europe
- didn’t trust Stalin and his intentions
- thought the US had the upper hand due to the atomic bomb
When was the Potsdam conference?
July 1945
What were stalins feelings at the Potsdam conference?
- saw the US as a rivalry
- thought he was in a powerful position due to the red army troops occupying Eastern Europe
- distrusted America now it had the atomic bomb
What was the postwar agreement at Potsdam?
Where Stalin rejected the west’s attempts to have a greater say in what happened to eastern Europe meaning Stalin could expand his sphere of influence
What was the agreement concerning German reparations at Potsdam?
Where each allied country was to continue to take reparations from the people living in their occupational zone so Germany could be rebuilt and the western occupational zones sent industrial equipment to the SU as compensation for their help in the war with Japan.
What was the agreement to do with denazification at Potsdam?
Where each some of occupation cooperated to remove any remainders of the nazi party and re-educate the people against hitler. People took a test to see how nazified they were and if they were a threat, they were put into prison.
How did denazification serve as a benefit?
Stalin was happy as Germany was no longer a threat and the west could now make Germany and independent democratic country
What was agreed to do with Germany’s four zones at Potsdam?
The final arrangements were made here and it was agreed how each of the zones would be governed. Each side was happy as everyone got a say in what happened to Germany.
What were the arrangements made on Poland’s borders at Potsdam?
The German polish borders were drawn up along the rivers Oder and Neisse so the SU got more land. The west didn’t actually agree with this territorial arrangement but allowed Stalin to continue with a feeling of unease
