yalta!! Flashcards
when was yalta??
feb 1945
who was at yalta??
winston churchill, franklin roosevelt, joseph stalin
what was agreements at yalta??
discussed poland getting free elections and 10% more reparations to ussr
what where the disagreements at yalta?
discussed that ussr wanted germany to pay high respiration- Britain n usa disagreed, Britain and usa wanted germany to recover- ussr wanted to keep germany weak
what event was going on during the conference?
during ww2
what was the aim of winston churchill?
-aware of stalin’s aims and wanted to protect british interests
-wanted a close relationship with the usa
-sruggled to understand stalin’s point of view
-as a strong anti-communist, he was naturally distrustful of stalin
what was the aims of franklin roosevelt
-commited to working with the ussr and got on well with stalin
-believed that only capitalist europe could prevent a future war
-some argue that he misunderstood stalin’s aims and assumed they wanted the same thing
what was the aims of joseph stalin??
-wanted to ensure that the total devastation suffered by the ussr during the war could never happen again
-believed that creating a sphere of influence security
-recognised the need for co-operation with the west (although many of ministers did not)
how many zones was germany split into too?
4 zones
who had zones in germany?
usa, france, britain, ussr