Russian foreign policy

Question 1

intro to Russian foreign policy part 2

Answer 1

by end of Second World War, ussr one of the most powerful states
-from international position, leader of new power
-led to tensions with western
-Cold War emerged

Question 2

tehran conference

Answer 2

-took place November 1943
-three leaders agreed to launch invasion of nazi in 1944
-stalin, Churchill, Roosevelt

Question 3

yalta conference

Answer 3

-feb 1945
-stalin, roosevelt, churchill
-focused on drawing up plans for end of conflict with pacific
-agreed to divide germany into four zones w France
-will be done to Berlin specifically

-ussr to fight Japan once war over
-reparations to be made by axis
-international criminal trials to take place when war was over

Question 4

potsdam conference

Answer 4

-July and august 1945
-germany to be demilitarised
-restablishment of democracy and human rights in germany (UN, ECHR)
-agreed nazi party be banned and denazification
-clear there were tensions
-stalin wanted germany to protect ussr from further threats
-truman believed germany could offer buffer between comm and cap