Conferences Flashcards
What year was the Tehran Conference?
1943
What were the the three main agreements made in the Teheran Conference?
- Britain and USA agreed to open up a second front in 1944
- USSR declare war against Japan when Germany was defeated
- Poland got some of Germany
What were the 4 strains in the Grand Alliance?
Second front
Churchill
Poland
Warsaw Uprising
Why did the second front strain the grand alliance?
Stalin was annoyed they delayed the opening of the second front and thought they were waiting until the USSR was crippled by Germany
Why was Churchill a strain in the grand alliance?
He was suspicious of Stalin’s motives in Eastern Europe and was convinced Soviet troops would remain in countries liberated from Germany
Why did Poland put a strain in the Grand Alliance?
Stalin wanted control over Poland but Churchill was suspicious of the motives
Why did the Warsaw Uprising put a strain on the Grand alliance?
Poland organised an uprising in Warsaw against German forces
What was the first conference as part of the Cold War?
The Teheran Conference
What was the second conference as part of the Cold War?
Yalta
When was the Yalta conference?
February 1945
What three leaders took part in the Teheran conference?
Churchill, Stalin and FDR
What three leaders took part in the Yalta conference?
Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt
What did they agree at the Yalta conference? (3)
- Germany would be reduced in size
- Poland under USSR sphere of influence
- Germany and Berlin split into four zones known as trizonia
What were the disagreements at the Yalta conference? (2)
- Britain + USA didn’t want Poland communist
- Reparation price
What was the third conference as part of the Cold War?
Potsdam
