The Cold War

When did the Tehran conference take place?

November 1943

When did the Yalta conference take place?

February 1945

When did the Potsdam conference take place?

July 1945

Who attended the Tehran conference?

Churchill, Roosevelt & Stalin

Who attended the Potsdam conference?

Atlee, Truman, & Stalin

What was agreed at the Tehran conference? (4)

• The USSR would declare war on Japan

• Poland would gain territory from Germany and lose it to the USSR

• An international body would be set up to settle future disputes

• A second front would be set up in France

Why did the relationship between the USSR and USA improve at the Tehran conference? (2)

• Roosevelt and Stalin were eye to eye on most points

• Churchill wanted to set up a second front in the Balkans, but Stalin wanted to set up a second front in France, which Roosevelt agreed to

What was agreed at the Yalta conference? (4)

• Germany would be divided and demilitarised, and have to pay reparations $20 billion

• Countries in the USSR would have democratic elections

• The UN would be set up, but not all members of the USSR could join

• Poland would be in the ‘Soviet sphere of influence’ but run on a democratic basis

What was agreed at the Potsdam conference? (5)

• A council was set up to organise the rebuilding of Europe

• The Nazi party was banned and war criminals prosecuted

• Germany was to be reduced in size and divided into 4 zones

• Berlin was to be divided into 4 zones

• The USSR was to receive 25% of the output from the other occupied zones

Why did the relationship between the USSR and USA worsen at the Potsdam conference? (3)

• The USA had successfully tested the Atomic Bomb

• Stalin wanted harsher reparations against Germany but Truman wanted to protect the economy

• Truman was concerned about the spread of communism

When did the USA drop the atomic bombs?

6th and 9th of August 1945

Where did the USA drop the atomic bombs?

Hiroshima & Nagasaki