potsdam conference Flashcards
when did potsdam conference take place?
july 17- august 2nd, 1945
which leaders were at potsdam?
truman, atlee and stalin
they agreed on the new boundaries of ____?
they agreed on the new boundaries of poland
they confirmed the fact that ____ and _____ were going to be divided into zones and split between the allies?
they confirmed the fact that germany and berlin were going to be divided into zones and split between the allies
they disagreed over the fact that stalin set up communist government in poland, why was this?
because truman saw this as stalin trying to build a soviet empire
why did they disagree over the boundaries of germany?
because stalin wanted to keep germany weak, while truman worried germany was vunerable to soviet expansion
how was truman’s view on communism different to roosevelt’s?
truman was much more anti-communist