potsdam conference Flashcards

1
Q

when did potsdam conference take place?

A

july 17- august 2nd, 1945

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2
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which leaders were at potsdam?

A

truman, atlee and stalin

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3
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they agreed on the new boundaries of ____?

A

they agreed on the new boundaries of poland

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4
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they confirmed the fact that ____ and _____ were going to be divided into zones and split between the allies?

A

they confirmed the fact that germany and berlin were going to be divided into zones and split between the allies

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5
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they disagreed over the fact that stalin set up communist government in poland, why was this?

A

because truman saw this as stalin trying to build a soviet empire

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6
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why did they disagree over the boundaries of germany?

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because stalin wanted to keep germany weak, while truman worried germany was vunerable to soviet expansion

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7
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how was truman’s view on communism different to roosevelt’s?

A

truman was much more anti-communist

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