Yalta and Potsdam Flashcards
1
Q
who attended yalta
A
roosevelt, churchill, stalin
1
Q
when was yalta
A
feb 1945
2
Q
agreements at yalta
A
- stalin agreed to enter war against japan once germany surrendered
- countries were allowed to hold free elections
- punish war criminals (responsible for genocide)
- division of germany into 4 zones and berlin into sctors
- join UN
- eastern europe to become a soviet sphere of influence
3
Q
disagreements at yalta
A
poland: stalin ended up taking poland but in return, could not take greece (where britain was trying to stop a communist take ovr
4
Q
when was potsdam
A
july 1945
5
Q
who was at potsdam
A
stalin, atlee, truman
6
Q
disagreements at potsdam
A
- germany: stalin wanted to cripple it but the USA was suspicious of their intentions and did not want a repeat of tofv
- ussr wanted to get reparations from germany
