the break down of the grand alliance at potsdam Flashcards
when had nazis surrendered
9 weeks prior
how long prior had the us successfully tested their nuclear weapon
1 day
where had stalin set up a puppet government and what had this broken
poland
declaration of liberated europe
what were the key issues at potsdam
resolve the german and berlin question
resolve the polish question
deal with other power vacuums
end the war on japan-the bomb
What were the 3-D for social and political change in Germany?
denazified democratised demilitarised
how were German people to be treated for social political change?
to be re-educated
nazism stamped out
war, criminals to be tried and punished in nuremberg trials
what was restored in Germany as part of social, social political change?
free speech
What part of Germany did the USSR want?
The rhur
Where would the occupying powers receive reparations from in germany?
Their own zones
where else did the USSR receive reparations from in germany?
They got 25% from the western zones
And half of the $20 million total
10% of industrial hood from western zones for agricultural products in exchange
how was Germany’s economic system to remain?
a single economic unit with common policies and industry and finance
when was the reparations agreement disbanded after tensions?
May 1946
using the example of coal, how did the west and the USSR have different aspirations of the Germany?
The USSR wanted to take it all for reparations
The west wanted to use the reparations to rebuild Germany
With the aim to punish and weaken Germany, what did the USSR do their resources?
They looted them of resources and expertise
was the deals with the reparation agreement successful in Germany?
No, the USSR did not give the western zones, the food and resources agreed-upon although they argued they were not given the proper level of reparations in the first place
