SR 4 Markers

Question 1

What main tensions at Tehran

Answer 1

• USA & UK delayed opening a second front

- Churchill wanted to invade Balkans (aid war effort but also stop Russian advance through Europe

Question 2

Yalta Conference

Answer 2

• Germany pay reparations and >size
• How G. divided after war
• Nazis banned
• UN replace LoN
• USSR declare war on Japan

Question 3

Tension at Potsdam

Answer 3

• varying opinions on reparations between R. & L.
• Atomic Bomb
• Poland democracy/ dictatorship
• Greece civil war

Question 4

Telegrams

Answer 4

Long:
- Stalin given speech calling destruction of capitalism
- No peace whilst USA opposed to comunism
- USSR building military power
Novikov:
-USA desired to dominate the world
- Roosevelt’s death= no more co-operation with USSR
- US public being prepared for war with USSR

Question 5

Truman Doctraine

Answer 5

• World had choice between democratic freedom and comm. tyranny
• USA had responsibility to fight where democracy threatened
• A. send troops + economic resources to help govt.s threatened by comm.
• Comm. not alowed to gain territory