tensions at yalta Flashcards

1
Q

what were the key issues discussed at yalta

A

polish question
germany and berlin question
un
japan

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2
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why was poland important to uk

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the uk went to war in the first place to protect poland

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3
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why was poland important to ussr

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the polish corridor was used to invade russia 3x in the 20th century

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4
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which government did the west back in poland

A

the capitalist london poles
who were in exile in london

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5
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which government did the USSR back in poland

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the communist lublin committee est july 1944

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6
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why were the polish hostile towards the USSR

A

the katyn forest massacre 1943
warsaw uprising 1944

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7
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what was the katyn forest massacre

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soviets killed 22,000 polish officers and blamed it on the nazis

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8
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what happened at the warsaw uprising

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polish went against the nazis with promised soviet help but they insisted sat on the side of the river and waited for them to weaken the nazis

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9
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what were the soviet aims for the warsaw uprising and the katyn forest massacre

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to weaken poland and their government

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10
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what was discussed at tehran for poland

A

that it should be moved westward

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11
Q

what were the two new lines for the movement of poland

A

oder-neisse line (west)
curzon line (east)

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12
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what was agreed at yalta for poland

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the movement of the polish borders confirmed
ussr could keep the land they gained under the nazi soviet pact
there will be free elections in poland

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13
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how did stalin react to the declaration on liberated europe

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‘don’t worry we can deal with it in our own way later’

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14
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what were the 4 main conditions of the declaration on liberated europe

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internal peace
relief for distressed people
interim governments
facilitate free elections

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15
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what were the consequences of the poland issue

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stalin didn’t uphold free elections and influenced the results of polish elections
stalin demilitarised Poland and removed anti soviet party’s and people

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16
Q

what’s the importance of germany

A

geographical heart of germany
heavy industry esp in the rhur
large population and skilled work force

17
Q

how did usa and ussr want to treat germany

A

usa- rehabilitation into an ecnomiostrong and stable democracy
ussr- reparations to weaken germany so it’s not a future threat

18
Q

what were the decisions taken on germany

A

to be divided into four zones along with berlin
each power (usa ussr uk and france) to take reparations from their zone

19
Q

how were the four zones of germany to act

A

as a single economic unit

20
Q

what was the ussr’s starting point for respirations for germany

A

$10 billion

21
Q

what did stalin promise to cary out in his occupied eastern european country’s

A

hold free elections

22
Q

why did the ussr join the un

A

they were given a veto

23
Q

what did the ussr agree to do to japan

A

declare war 3 months after the war ended with germany

24
Q

how long did it take japan to surrender after the ussr declared war

A

6 days

25
Q

when was the yalta conference

A

february 1945