Churchill’s relationship with Roosevelt Flashcards
What we’re Churchill’s war aims
- win the war (by bringing in USA)
- Britain would remain an imperial country
- stabilise Europe (form European Union) but did see Britain itself being part of it
What we’re Roosevelt’s war aims
- USA would become a superpower
- end to British empire/imperialism
- by Teheran/Yalta wants to build a post war world having USA and USSR as superpowers
How did Roosevelt avoid the USA from entering the war prematurely
Proposing the lend lease act
When was the lend lease act made
proposed in late 1940 and passed in march 1941
What was the lend lease act
A defense for the USA in which the USA provided Britian and other allies warships, planes and weaponary
What did the us gain from lend lease
Prevented them from coming into war early, given leases to army and naval bases of their allies
When was the Atlantic charter made
August 1941
What was the Atlantic charter
An agreement both the us and uk would not make territorial gains from war, and that countries should be able to choose their own government
Why was Churchill disappointed after the signing of the Atlantic charter
He had failed to convince the USA to enter the war.
When was the Casablanca conference
January 1943
What was the Casablanca conference
Where Churchill and Roosevelt agreed that the war would not be over until there was unconditional surrender from the axis powers
When was the Yalta conference
February 1945
What was discussed at the yalta conference
Stalin demanded for ussr to have control over Poland but both Roosevelt and Churchill reluctant of stalins plans
When and What was the manhattan project
September 44, Churchill meets Roosevelt in his home to discuss the development of the atomic bomb - knowledge that was kept away from Stalin
When and why did America eventually enter the war
December 1941, after the Japanese attack pearl harbour
