Yalta Conference

Question 1

involved?

Answer 1

• churchill
• stalin
• FDR

Question 2

when?

Answer 2

january 1945

Question 3

purpose?

Answer 3

• arrangements for Europe following ending of the war since defeat of Nazi Germany was only a matter of time.
• The Allies had been united by a negative goal and had not agreed on a positive goal which could continue to unite them once Hitler was not a threat anymore.

Question 4

state of the war

Answer 4

• germany on verge of being defeated
• soviets have driven germany from eastern europe; ready to invade
• british/american forces had held germany from france; ready to invade
• us has manhattan project undergoing
• japan fighting still ongoing

Question 5

plans with germany

Answer 5

• dearm/milititarize
• de nazify
• temporarily divide and occupy into 4 zones; US, USSR, UK and FRANCE
• Stalin wants large reparation fees; Germany would pay 20$billion of which 50% would go to USSR

Question 6

plans with poland

Answer 6

• border lines + political make up had to be decided
• frontiers were decided; curzon line border
• poles compensated by gaining territory from germany
• stalin agrees to more democratic governmetn in poland; disagremments betwen brits and soviets
• brits suppor tlondon poles (prewar government) whil erussians want communist lublin committee

Question 7

plans with eastern europe

Answer 7

• stalin agrees that there should free elections; percieved as victory for US and UK
• they sign the “declaration for liberated europe” treaty; support for democratic governmetns based onf ree elections

Question 8

plans with japan

Answer 8

• stalin promsies to aid war against japan as soon as europe war won; BUT want terriroty in return for ‘reward’
• US and UK accept terms

Question 9

UN plans?

Answer 9

• stalin agrees USSR will join

- allies agree that there should be 5 permanent members with veto power