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Churchill and International Diplomacy, 1939-51 Flashcards

1
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When was the Atlantic Charter signed?

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1941

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Who signed the Atlantic Charter?

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Roosevelt and Churchill

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3
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When was the Bengal famine?

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1942

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What did Churchill think earnt Britain huge prestige?

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Standing alone against Hitler in 1940

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What did he think about the British Empire after WWII?

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  • he wanted to preserve it
  • didn’t see the need/want to grant further independence to India and other rich colonies
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6
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How was Churchill involved in the UN?

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  • UN was formed in consequence of the Atlantic Charter
  • the first meeting of the Security Council and General Assembly was in London
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When and what was the Lease-Lend programme?

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March 1941; gave Britain war materials and credit

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What did Britain have to use as a guarantee for lease-lend assistance?

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their gold reserves

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What did the US give to Britain as part of the lease-lend programme and what was wrong with it?

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50 destroyers but were too old to be of much help

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Why did the US enter the war?

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as Hitler declared war on them in December 1941 after Pearl Harbour

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What did Churchill convince Roosevelt of?

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a ‘Europe-first’ policy, where they would focus on defeating Hitler then Japan

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What 2 things did Churchill and Roosevelt clash on?

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  • the date of D-Day, Roosevelt wanted it earlier
  • opening another front in the Balkans; Roosevelt opposed
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13
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When did Stalin become an ally to Churchill?

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1941

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14
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When did Churchill go to Moscow?

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August 1942

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15
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Why was Churchill resentful of Stalin?

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as Stalin and Roosevelt were becoming closer in 1943

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16
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What was the ‘Percentages Agreement’?

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deal to divide eastern Europe to keep Russian desired for expansion at bay

17
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Did Russia expand? and if so where?

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yes; didn’t try to take over Greece but USSR dominated Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria and Poland

18
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Why did Churchill find it difficult to work with de Gaulle?

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as de Gaulle saw himself as France’s natural leader and refused to work with other leaders which frustrated Churchill

19
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Who did de Gaulle have a rivalry with? and what were the consequences?

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Giraud; this threatened allied unity and caused strains at the Casablanca conference of 1943

20
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What 3 major decisions did Churchill have influence in?

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  • Mediterranean strategy; accepted by USA as a major way of forward planning
  • Decision to set D-Day in 1944
  • Spheres of Influence; Stalin convinced Churchill in 1944 Moscow meeting
21
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Where were the divisions of Germany agreed?

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At Yalta and Potsdam

22
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Where was Stalin’s declaration of war decided at?

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Yalta

23
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What did the USA share with Britain?

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knowledge of its major weapon development; atomic bomb

24
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What was made clear to Britain at the Tehran conference?

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the USA regarded Britain as a junior partner

25
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What 3 decisions did Churchill have to settle for?

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  • signing the Atlantic Charter; even through it would influence the rule of the Empire
  • accepted territorial changes to Poland; even though it went against his moral obligations
  • allowing Russian Prisoners of War to return back to USSR; even though they would be killed as some fought with Germany
26
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What did Churchill want for post war Europe?

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to maintain peace

27
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When did Churchill speak of greater European unity?

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Zurich 1946

28
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What was his opinion of a European Union?

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supported the idea in 1930
offered to unite Britain and France in 1940

29
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Why was US relations so important to Churchill?

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essential to meet the threat of Europe from newly expanded USSR

30
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Why was Britain and France not on good terms?

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Britain resented France for surrendering to Hitler in 1940
France resented Britain for sinking their fleet

31
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What was Churchill’s priority in 1951?

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maintaining the empire and then focusing on European relations

32
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When was the Iron Curtain speech made?

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March 1946

33
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What was significant about the Iron Curtain speech?

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it became a standard way of referring to Russia and its satellite states

34
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What happened to relations after the Iron Curtain speech?

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worsened relations with Russia and encouraged the west to maintain armaments to defend itself

35
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What Belief did the Iron curtain restore for Stalin?

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western hostility toward USSR

36
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What 3 positive things were said in the IC speech?

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  • referred to Churchill’s admiration for the valiant people of Russia
    that Stalin would not desire a war
  • called for a settlement
37
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What was the US’s opinion of the speech?

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at the time USA was in favour as Truman was unsympathetic to Communism and the USSR

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