5.3 - Why were there tensions in the wartime Grand Alliance? Flashcards
Chapter 5.3 - tensions in the wartime grand alliance
tensions in the wartime grand alliance
What were the two main reasons for tension in the wartime Grand Alliance?
- Issue of the second front
- Tehran Conference
What did Roosevelt promise in 1942?
An invasion
What did Stalin question Churchill about when Churchill visited him in Moscow in 1942?
Whether British troops were afraid of the Germans
How many German army divisions were fighting the Soviet Union when the Grand Alliance was formed?
180 divisions
How many Germany army divisions were fighting the British in North Africa when the Grand Alliance was formed?
3 divisions
Why did it take a long time for the US and Britain to open a second front?
They lacked both manpower and material to launch an assault
What did Stalin fear the Western allies were doing?
Allow the Red Army to be weakened so that the Soviet Union would be unable to influence post-war Europe
When was Italy invaded by a joint Anglo-American force?
July 1943
How many tonnes of material did Roosevelt supply the USSR with through the Lend-Lease programme?
10 million tonnes
When did the 3 wartime leaders meet in Tehran?
November 1943
When did Roosevelt promise Stalin there would be a landing at the Tehran Conference?
May 1944
What question was significant at the Tehran Conference?
The Polish Question
Why did Stalin want territory?
To protect the USSR from future invasion
What were the 4 agreements between the wartime leaders at the Tehran Conference?
- Anglo-American forces would invade France in May 1944
- Stalin agreed to join the war against Japan once Germany was defeated
- USSR would gain territory from Eastern Poland but the Poles would be compensated by pushing the Polish-German border west to the River Oder
- The 3 leaders agreed that they would only accept an unconditional surrender by Nazi Germany
