7. Churchill's contribution to wartime international conferences + Post-war Europe Flashcards
How many meeting did CH, Stalin and Roosevelt all individually attend?
CH = 16 Stalin = 7 Roosevelt = 12
When was the Casablanca meeting? Who attended? Main topic discussed?
1943
CH, De Gaulle, Roosevelt
italiain campagin
When was the Tehran meeting? Who attended? Main topic discussed?
1943
The big 3
1st meeting of the 3 of them - final war strategy against Nazis
When was the Malta meeting? Who attended? Main topic discussed?
1945
CH and Roosevelt
Preparation for Yalta
When was the Yalta meeting? Who attended? Main topic discussed?
1945 - Feb
Big 3
Final plans for defeat against Germany + post war Europe
When was the Potsdam meeting? Who attended? Main topic discussed?
1945 - August
CH, Stalin, Truman
uncontional surrender of Japan policy for Germany
Why did the Atlantic charter go against Britain’s imperial interests?
Britain was focused on expanding their empire and the Atlantic charter meant that Britain was not fighting to gain territory
Wheb did CH become less important in international conferences?
1943
What did a great deal of Ch thinking maintaining peace depended on?
on relations outside of Europe - like with the USA
What were CH’s main 2 post-war aims?
special relationbship with USA
defence of empire
When was Ch defeated + who took over from him?
1945 - Clement Atlee
What were the 3 main non-communist groupings in the world?
Anglo-American group
Commonwealth
Empire
What famous speech did CH give in March 1946?
Speech in Fulton - mentioning the Iron Curtain and resulting in the beginning of the Cold War
