US British and USSR relations in 1945 Flashcards
When was the Yalta conference?
Febuary 1945
What happened in July 1945?
Churchill is defeated in the general election
successful test of the USA’s atomic weapon
What points were agreed at Yalta?
1) Economic reconstruction of Europe
2) Germany to be divided into 4 zones of occupation, same with berlin
3) USSR to gain control of Poland
4) creation of the declaration of liberated europe
5) The UN would be formally ratified
What points were areas of disagreement at Yalta?
1) USSR wanted Eastern Europe under soviet sphere of influence
2) Roosevelt committed to post-war reconstruction based on unity between the victorious powers versus Stalins aims of domination
3) Germany to be reconstructed and re-education or to remain weak for the indefinite future
What was the percentages agreement?
1944 agreement between Churchill and Stalin establishing the percentage of predominance Britain and the USSR would have in Eastern European states.
How did relationships deteriorate after Yalta?
Disagreements over how the Declaration of Liberated Europe should be interpreted and applied specifically in Poland increased tensions between allies.
What was the Lublin government?
Communist government supported by Stalin based in Lublin set up on Poland’s liberation in replacement of the government exiled in London during the war.
When was Potsdam?
July/August 1945 with Harry Truman, Clement Attlee and Stalin
Agreements made at Potsdam?
Reparations finalised
3 D’s in Germany
Reasons for the collapse of the grand alliance
1) Problems over Poland
2) Ideological divisions
3) No long-term plan for Germany
4) US atomic monopoly
5) US commitment to a post-war liberal democracy
What was the situation in Poland?
There were 2 competing governments claiming to represent the people in Germany. Poland was under soviet control and therefore difficult for the Western allies to implement DOLE
salami tactics
witiling down of countries slice by slice
