The Yalta And Potsdam Conference and reasons for the breakdown of the wartime alliance Flashcards
What was the wartime alliance and who was in it?
The three wartime alliance leaders were Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill. In 1943 they met up in Tehran to discuss what would happen post-war Europe if they won the war.
What happened in January 1945 an who was in charge of Poland?
The Red army had taken over Poland and the USSR issued a statement that the Lublin Poles were now the official government.
What did the three war time leaders do in February 1945 and where did they meet?
Between 4th -11th February, the 3 wartime alliance leaders mat again at Yalta to discuss the post-war Europe. It was clear that the allies would win the war so they began to draw up plans of how it should be governed. Poland was high on the agenda as it was the largest Eastern European country.
What was promised at the Yalta conference?
At the Yalta conference Stalin seemed to back down and promised to hold elections in Poland to allow some of the London Poles into Lublin government so it would be a mixture of a communist and non-communist government.
What was clear in March 1945 and what had Stalin done?
It was clear to theWets that Stalin had paid lip service to the Yalta agreement and not allowed any of the London Poles in tonthe liblin Government.
Who died in April 1945 and how is this affect the other leaders?
Roosevelt does of Polio and was replaced by Vice President Harry Truman. Truman was different to Roosevelt and much tougher. He was suspicious of Stalin and promised to take tougher action with the USSR.
When did Atlee replace Churchill?
In July 1945 there was another change in the ‘Big Three’ Clement Atlee replaced Churchill as prime minister. This meant that only Stalin was the only original me ever of the wartime alliance which made his suspicious and weary.
When did the the Potsdam conference take place?
The USA, UK, USSR met at Potsdam in Germany to begin drawing up plans for post war Europe now that the war in Europe had ended. They met in July 1945 and the Potsdam agreement was signed in August 1945.
What caused mistrust between the USA and USSR?
The differing values of capitalism and communism caused a sense of mistrust. Communist believed the capitalist way was evil because it encouraged a divide between the poor and rich through profit making. Capitalism believed communism didn’t work because it did not allow individuals to experience freedoms and rights.
Why did the USA mistrust Stalin?
The USA became suspicious of Stalin’s dictatorship and the brutal inhumane methods of he used. Stalin caused many deaths among his own people and ran his regime through terror and fear.
What was the Treaty of Versailles and how did cause tension?
This caused tension between USA and USSR in 1919. The main powers of Versailles negotiations were France, Britain, USA. Russia had pulled out in 1917 because they were facing a revolution back home and was not included in the gains of of the Treaty. They had made their own peace with Germany and therefore did not get any befits when the war ended. They felt bitter about this because they had given some of their land to Germany and it was not returned after.
What happened during WW2 between the USSR and USA?
The hostility was suspended during the war because they ended up fighting on the same side. However when the war initially broke out in 1939 Stalin fought with Germany due to the Nazi-Soviet pact but Hitler ended up invading Russia through Poland in June 1941 and broke the pact.
What was decided at Yalta conference in 1945 for the USSR?
It was decided to…
- Protect the USSR from future invasions
- to ensure that the USSR retained some of their polish territory that it gained in 1939
- to ensure that the polish government was friendly to the USSR.
- to set up a buffer zone of communist friendly countries around the USSR.
What was decided at Yalta in 1945 the USA?
It was decided that they would…
- Ensure the democratic rule is introduced to Eastern Europe.
- ensure Poland was democratic
- ensure Eastern Europe is a capitalist zone of influence
- Roosevelt trusts Stalin
- wants to ensure USA and USSR remain in good terms after war.
What was decided at Yalta in 1945 Britain?
It was decided that they would…
- ensure Eastern European countries are liberated
- ensure Eastern Europe is a capitalist zone of influence
- ensue Eastern Europe is ruled in a democratic way.
- he does not trust Stalin
- had gone to war to help Poland so did not want give Poland unto the Russians.