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When was the Yalta conference?
February 1945
What were the west objectives at Yalta?
- reconstruction and re-education of Germany
- no spheres of influence
- cooperation with USSR
What were the east objectives at Yalta?
- increased communism in Eastern Europe
- soviet sphere of influence
- Germany to remain weak (would allow USSR to takeover)
What decisions were made at Yalta?
- UN made valid
- USSR gained land from Poland
- Germany and Berlin were divided into 4 zones
When was the Potsdam conference?
July 1945
What happened the day before the Potsdam conference?
The US successfully detonated an atomic bomb for the first time which increase tensions and sat the conference up for failure
What agreements were made at Potsdam?
- denazification to be carried out
- Germany to be disarmed and demilitarised
- war reparations from all zones in Germany given to USSR
- Lublin-poles were to be recognised by all 3 powers
Why were there tensions at Potsdam?
- US wanted a new government in Poland as the elections were not free (because of USSR)
- change in British and US leaders
- US were not happy about Red Army spreading across Europe
- Atomic bomb successfully tested by the US the day before
When was Churchill’s Iron Curtain speech?
1946
What did Churchill’s Iron Curtain speech discuss?
- “special relationship” between Britain and USA
- Britain’s and the USA should work together to keep peace and stability against communism
- “an iron curtain has descended across the continent”
When was the Truman Doctrine produced?
1947
What was the Truman Doctrine?
- a document that stated that the US would provide assistance to all democratic nations under threat from authoritarian forces
- step towards containment
When was the Greek Civil War?
1944
What was the Greek Civil War?
Between communists and monarchists - monarchists won
Significance of Greek Civil War
Britain could no longer afford to aid anti-communists in Greece so the US had to take on the responsibility which brought about the idea for the Marshall Plan.
