tensions at yalta Flashcards
what were the key issues discussed at yalta
polish question
germany and berlin question
un
japan
why was poland important to uk
the uk went to war in the first place to protect poland
why was poland important to ussr
the polish corridor was used to invade russia 3x in the 20th century
which government did the west back in poland
the capitalist london poles
who were in exile in london
which government did the USSR back in poland
the communist lublin committee est july 1944
why were the polish hostile towards the USSR
the katyn forest massacre 1943
warsaw uprising 1944
what was the katyn forest massacre
soviets killed 22,000 polish officers and blamed it on the nazis
what happened at the warsaw uprising
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
what were the soviet aims for the warsaw uprising and the katyn forest massacre
to weaken poland and their government
what was discussed at tehran for poland
that it should be moved westward
what were the two new lines for the movement of poland
oder-neisse line (west)
curzon line (east)
what was agreed at yalta for poland
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
how did stalin react to the declaration on liberated europe
‘don’t worry we can deal with it in our own way later’
what were the 4 main conditions of the declaration on liberated europe
internal peace
relief for distressed people
interim governments
facilitate free elections
what were the consequences of the poland issue
stalin didn’t uphold free elections and influenced the results of polish elections
stalin demilitarised Poland and removed anti soviet party’s and people
what’s the importance of germany
geographical heart of germany
heavy industry esp in the rhur
large population and skilled work force
how did usa and ussr want to treat germany
usa- rehabilitation into an ecnomiostrong and stable democracy
ussr- reparations to weaken germany so it’s not a future threat
what were the decisions taken on germany
to be divided into four zones along with berlin
each power (usa ussr uk and france) to take reparations from their zone
how were the four zones of germany to act
as a single economic unit
what was the ussr’s starting point for respirations for germany
$10 billion
what did stalin promise to cary out in his occupied eastern european country’s
hold free elections
why did the ussr join the un
they were given a veto
what did the ussr agree to do to japan
declare war 3 months after the war ended with germany
how long did it take japan to surrender after the ussr declared war
6 days
when was the yalta conference
february 1945
