History - Post war challenges 1 and 2

What were some US gains at the Yalta conference?

Stalin and Churchill agreed to make a United Nations. Also the soviets pledged to declare war on japan three months after defeating germany. ← America was expecting a bad invasion from Japan (operation downfall)

What were some Soviet gains from the Yalta conference?

Germany was divided into 4 zones. New post war boarders for Poland and Germany.

What was decided at the Potsdam conference?

Germany would be divided into 4 zones with the US, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet union all administering one.

What happened after the Potsdam conference that created tension between the US and USSR?

After the bombing of Hiroshima, the US no longer needed soviet aid, but they came anyways to collect the land they wanted. BUT the US wanted to have them be independent while the USSR wanted to bring their form of government to them.

WHat was the Iron Curtain?

it was Winston churchill’s plan for an invisible line that divides Europe into 2 sides after WWII. One side was controlled by the Soviet union. The other was controlled by the US

What did president Wilson envision the League of nations as?

an international organization for world peace, but proved too weak to prevent war between WWI and WWII.

What lessons did Wilson learn after the League of Nations?

Isolationism has failed. Isolationism does not support economic growth. Isolationism means you die alone.

What was the United Nations?

Headquarters in NYC, Nations of the world met to discuss pressing issues of the period in hopes of avoiding conflict and meeting the challenges of the age

How did the united Nations work?

it had 5 different bodies:

1. Security council

2. The General Assembly

3. A trusteeship council

4. The secretariat

5. International court of justice (the Hague)