Yalta Flashcards
When was the Yalta conference?
February 1945
What happened to Berlin at the Yalta conference?
It was divided into 4 zones, owned by Britain, France, USA and the Soviet Union.
What happened to Germany at the Yalta conference
It was divided into 4 zones. Britain, USSR, USA and France all had a section
How much money was taken from Germany as reparations and who was half of it given to?
$20 billion, half of which was given to the Soviet Union for its heavy losses
Who was given the eastern part of Poland at Yalta and why?
The soviets, to improve its defences and to allow it to regain land lost in the Nazi-soviet pact
What was the name of the new international ornpganisation that was created at Yalta?
The United Nations organisation. It was made to help keep and promote world peace
Who did the UN first consist of?
All nations that fought against Germany
Where would Poland gain land from at Yalta?
Eastern Germany
What had to happen in Poland politically?
Free elections
When was the first UN meeting to be held and where?
San Francisco, June 1945
What happened to the people who had been freed from Nazi rule?
They were allowed to hold free elections and have independent governments
