A.3 Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam

Question 1

Stalin and the Big Three

Answer 1

Roosevelt–thinks he can use him to his advantage and that he won’t accept spread of soviet union
Churchill–very suspicious, thinks he won’t accept spread of soviet union but wants to keep the alliance. Knows Churchill hates communism and thinks he would rather support fascism

Question 2

Roosevelt and the Big Three

Answer 2

Churchill–thinks he’s paranoid, too suspicious of Stalin. Wants to keep strong alliance between them
Stalin–wants to keep alliance with him and work with him

Question 3

Churchill and the Big Three

Answer 3

Stalin–thinks he’s a dictator and wants world domination of communism. Needs to keep him happy so that USSR doesn’t become a serious threat
Roosevelt–thinks he’s too pro-Russian, naive and close to Stalin

Question 4

Tehran

Answer 4

• november 1943
• wanted unconditional surrender from Germany
• couldn’t agree on the future of a defeated Germany
• stalin wanted territory in Poland to secure the western border. poland to get some of germany
• soviets to keep eastern european territory they had seized between 1939 and 1940
• UK and US wanted USSR to begin war with Japan–Stalin refused until Germany was defeated.
• America wanted a replacement for the league of nation, UK and USSR agreed.

Question 5

Tensions of Tehran

Answer 5

-opening a second soviet front in Asia and soviet territory (poland and eastern europe)

Question 6

Agreements of Tehran

Answer 6

-the need for a replacement of the league of nations

Question 7

Changes between Tehran and Yalta

Answer 7

• germany losing the war

- stalin, roosevelt and churchill still the leaders of the big three

Question 8

Yalta

Answer 8

• february 1945
• germany was losing the war so the yalta conference was to discuss liberated europe
• germany would be divided into american, british, soviet and french sections–berlin would be divided into these four as well
• stalin wanted the border of poland to move westwards–west agreed as long as the british could take greece
• agreed that eastern europe would be a soviet sphere of influence
• stalin agreed to enter war against japan once germany surrendered
• all agreed to join the UN

Question 9

The Conferences

Answer 9

Tehran–November 1943
Yalta–February 1945
Potsdam–July 1945

Question 10

Changes between Yalta and Potsdam

Answer 10

• Germany had surrendered, europe had been liberated and the USA had begun demobilising troops in Europe
• leaders of the big three: harry truman was the new president of USA, Clement Attlee replaced Churchill as PM towards the end of Potsdam—–Attlee and Truman did not get on with Stalin. Stalin was working with two inexperienced leaders, he had the advantage

Question 11

Potsdam

Answer 11

• july 1945
• decision to split Germany into four zones confirmed
• stalin wanted compensation so german industry was controlled, 25% of industrial equipment from western germany went to the soviet union
• some german territory to be given to poland
• 25 million people in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania , Bulgaria and Eastern Austria were now under soviet control
• Stalin agreed to join the war with Japan

Question 12

Agreements of Yalta

Answer 12

• joining the UN

- USSR entering the war with Japan once Germany surrendered

Question 13

Tensions of Yalta

Answer 13

-the soviet border in Poland

Question 14

Agreements of Potsdam

Answer 14

• splitting of Germany

- USSR joining war with Japan

Question 15

Tensions of Postdam

Answer 15

-large areas now under soviet control