The End Of WWII

Question 1

Yalta conference, February 1945

Answer 1

As WWII drew to a close it became clear that nazi Germany would be defeated, the allies began to consider the post- war world

Question 2

Winston Churchill aims YALTA

Answer 2

• aware of Stalin’s aims and wanted to protect British interests
• wanted a close relationship with the USA
• struggled to understand Stalin‘s point of view
• as a strong anti-communist, he was naturally mistrustful of Stalin

Question 3

Franklin Roosevelt aims YALTA

Answer 3

• committed to working with the USSR and got on well with Stalin
• believed that only a capitalist Europe could prevent future war

Question 4

Joseph Stalin aims YALTA

Answer 4

• wanted to ensure that the total devastation suffered by the USSR during the war could never happen again
• Believe that creating a sphere of influence around the USSR was the best way to ensure security

Question 5

Why was Germany divided into 4 zones?

Answer 5

Four zones-one each for the USSR, the USA, Britain and France. Berlin, which was within the Soviet zone, would also be divided in the same way

Question 6

Potsdam conference, July 1945

Answer 6

By the time of the next peace conference, in July 1945 Nazi Germany had been defeated and there had been a change in leadership for two of the Allies

Question 7

What was the impact of the atomic bomb?

Answer 7

Although Stalin had been informed by his spies of the bombs existence, Truman did not inform him officially. This added to tensions and distrust. The surrender of Japan remove the need for Soviet troops in the Pacific and therefore the need for the grand alliance to continue

Question 8

Clement Attlee aims POTSDAM

Answer 8

• focused on domestic plans, example the creation of the welfare state
• worried about Soviet expansion
• wanted a secure Germany
• saw Britain as weaker and needing American friendship

Question 9

Joseph Stalin aims POTSDAM

Answer 9

• saw America as a rival and wanted security for USSR
• thought he was in a powerful position with the red Army occupying Eastern Europe
• distrusted American now it had the atomic bomb

Question 10

Harry S. Truman aims POTSDAM

Answer 10

• wanted a self-determination for the countries of Europe
• distrusted styling on his intentions
• thought America had the upper hand because of the atomic bomb

Question 11

The agreements in POTSDAM CONFERENCE

Answer 11

• The division of Germany was confirmed
• The Nazi party was banned and its leaders put on trial
• germans living in Poland, Hungary and Czechoslovakia were to be returned to Germany
• Poland was to lose some territory to the USSR