Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam

Question 1

When was the Tehran Conference?

Answer 1

1943

Question 2

What was agreed at Tehran Conference? (2)

Answer 2

1. USA and Britain would open a second front and launch an attack on Germany from the West.
2. Stalin would declare war against Japan.

Question 3

What impact did the agreements at Tehran Conf. make on international relations?(3)

Answer 3

1. Stalin was pleased the USA and Britain were opening a second front against Germany.
2. BUT Britain was annoyed and wanted the second front in the Balkans.
3. Good relations between the USA and the USSR - development of the two superpowers.

Question 4

What was agreed at Yalta Conference?(4)

Answer 4

1. Germany and Berlin would be divided into Zones of occupation under control of USA, USSR, GB and France.
2. USSR would join the war against Japan.
3. United Nations to be set up after World War 2
4. Eastern European countries could hold free elections after the end of the war.

Question 5

What did the Allied Leaders disagree on at Yalta?(big)

Answer 5

Stalin wanted to move the border of Poland westwards into German territory.
Roosevelt was unhappy but agreed as Stalin agreed not to help Communist rebels in Greece.
The British supported the London Poles.(?)

Question 6

Which leaders met at Potsdam, July 1945?

Answer 6

Truman. Attlee, Stalin

Question 7

What was agreed at Potsdam?(3)

Answer 7

Germany and Berlin would be divided as agreed at Yalta.
Poland’s Eastern border was moved West, giving USSR more territory.
Nazi leaders to be tried as war criminals.

Question 8

What were the disagreements at Potsdam? (3)

Answer 8

1. Truman blocked Stalin’s demand for crippling reparations to be placed on Germany.
2. Truman refused to allow the USSR to occupy Japan after it was defeated.
3. Truman and Attlee opposed Stalin’s demands that he set up pro-Soviet governments in Eastern Europe.
   Stalin’s Red Army was looking like an army of occupation.

Question 9

Why was Potsdam less successful?(5)

Answer 9

1. Stalin’s troops remained in Eastern Europe.
2. USA now possessed the atom bomb, Stalin feared they would use it on them.
3. Truman adopted a far more hard line approach to Stalin.
4. GB and USA were suspicious of Stalin’s pro Communist gov. in Poland.
5. Stalin was suspicious of USA’s interest in Germany’s economy.