wartime conferences

Question 1

Yalta Conference February 1945

Answer 1

involved;

• Churchill
• Roosevelt
• Starlin

Question 2

Yalta (decisions made)

Answer 2

-The big three formed an agreement that Germany and its capital would be divided into four temporary zones which were American, British, French and Soviet.

Question 3

Yalta (decisions made…)

Answer 3

• The Soviet Union would help defeat Japan once the war in Europe was over.
• Stalin wanted the border of the Soviet Union to move westwards into Germany.
• Churchill was opposed to this border shift

Question 4

Potsdam Conference July-August 1945

Answer 4

involved:
- Starlin
- Churchill
- Truman

Question 5

Potsdam Decisions made

Answer 5

• Stalin wanted to cripple Germany and make them pay for damages
• Truman wanted to help Germany recover from the war as quickly as possible so that Germany could trade with the US
• Truman made sure that Stalin knew that the United States had developed the atom bomb

Question 6

Impact of the decisions made at the Potsdam conference

Answer 6

• Tensions intensified over disagreements

- Truman developed a ‘get tough’ attitude towards the soviet union