#3.Churchill And International Diplomacy 1939-51 Flashcards
why was Britains’ role important in the early 1940s
USA was persuaded by Britain to open a front in meditterenean.
Britain encouraged its self governing domions to get involved with the war effort
maintained good relationship with USSR even though they took brunt of war
atlantic charter- not forced to give up empire
how did the US initially support the UK
mainly through helping with supplies, giving over ships
1941- lend lease act- allowed to give defence items to countries it deemed suitable eg britain given 31.6 billion
1940- 50 old us destroyers given to britain
1939- repeals neutrality act
why did Roosevelt initially not want to be involved in WW2
unpopular to be involved in another European war, there was concerns about japan.
issues that congress needed to support declaration of war
believed britain would gain colonies
moral obligations to british empire
what and when was the atlantic charter
stated common principles between UK and USA= before usa enters war
why was the US inital help useless
destroyers given to the UK were obselite
USA took UK gold from south africa as guarntee for payments for payments
USA made profits from selling arms
when does the USA enter the war
december 1941 as a result of peral harbour
what are the examples of churchill and Roosevelt having good war relations
persuades not to invade france ‘operation sledgehammer’
followed Britains mediterreanean strategy
followed into Italy
where were relations strained between churchill and Roosevelt during WW2
Disagreed where to focus war effort
USA abandons europe first
Churchill’s plan of bringing Turkey into war rejected
Roosevelt started favouring stalin eg meeting without churchill
USA organised operation overlord
why was churchill and stalins relationship strained to begin with
hated the ideology
stalin was also a brutal dictator like Hitler
against revolution in 1917
‘ if hitler invaded hell i would make a favourable reference of the devil to the house of commons’
what was the percentages agreement with stalin
agreed over spheres of influence over europe
Romania controlled by Russia but Britain and USA could have Greece
why were Churchills and Degaulles relationships strained
1297 French men killed after churchill sinks french fleet
very difficult to deal with
disliked by US
saw himself as leader of post war france with UK and US didn’t accept
how were relationships with Degaulle positive
loved france and spoke the language
offered union between France and britain to keep them in war
British retreat was betrayal
what was the atlantic conference
CR 1941- Atlantic charter
what was the first washington conference
CR 1942- Europe first policy and UN
what was the second washington conference
CR 1942- opening another front in north africa
what was the second moscow conference
CS, Harriman 1942=uss startegy of the mediterranean
what was the casablanca conference
1943- DG, R, C= italian campaign and plan to unify the French leadership
what was the third washington conference
1943- CR= Italian campaign and air bombing of Germany
what was the quebec coneference
1943- CR and King Canadian PM- DDay discussed as being 1944
what was the cairo conference
1943- CR leader of china- plans for post war asia
what was the tehran conference
1943- CRS= first meeting of big three, dates set for the invasion of france
what was the second cairo conference
1944 CR- war in far east
what was the second quebec conference
1944 CR- Morgenthau plan- plan for post war germany
what was the 4th moscow conference
1944CS- post war spheres of influence
