The Grand Alliance

Over….Soviet citizens had died in WW2

20 million

Stalin wanted to….

safeguard & rebuild his country

Stalin aimed to…

take advantage of the weakened military situation in Europe & assert communist influence & power

Why did Stalin want a buffer zone

Russia had been invaded 3 times in the 20th century

what was the purpose of a buffer zone

to protect Russia from Western attack

what would make up the buffer zone

Satellite states made up of Eastern European countries under USSR control

Stalin wanted to keep…

the Polish lands he gained in WW2

During the war, the Polish gov had

gone to exile in London

Stalin wanted to use his Red Army to…

maintain his power base in Europe & protect the Soviet Sphere of Influence

The Soviet Sphere was not welcomed by Allied powers because…

they saw this as expansionist

who was Stalin’s foreign minister

Molotov

who was Molotov

Stalin’s foreign minister

how did Stalin view the Grand Alliance

fundamentally anti-USSR

define sphere of influence

area of a region where a power has significant control over other countries

Roosevelt was a … & knew that the US & USSR had to work together

realist

What were Roosevelts beliefs of Poland

should be free to govern itself & that decolonisation should be a big part of post-war ideology

what did Roosevelt want for the United Nations

for the four most powerful countries to police and maintain world peace

In April 1945, Roosevelt…

died

who replaced Roosevelt after he died

Harry S.Truman

Truman wasn’t prepared to be…& was percived as weak by…and so…

involved in foreign affairs

anti-communist groups in the US

acted more hostile towards the USSR

After WW2 Britain was…

economically ruined

What happened in 1944

The Percentages Agreement

what was the Percentages Agreement

Stalin met with Churchill in Moscow and drew up a list of interests for countries in Europe

Churchill feared the USA would return to…

isolationism & refuse to participate in foreign affairs

In July 1945, Churchill was replaced by…

Clement Atlee

Atlee had no sympathy for…

communism

who wanted collective security founded on the UN

Roosevelt & Chuchill

who wanted long term cooperation with the USSR

Roosevelt & Churchill

who wanted Germany’s reconstruction & re-education as a democratic nation

Roosevelt & Churchill

who wanted world economic reconstruction through the creation of the IMF & World Bank

Roosevelt & Churchill

who wanted the right to national self-determination and no spheres of influence

Roosevelt & Churchill

Churchill & Roosevelt wanted collective…

security founded on the United Nations

Roosevelt & Churchill wanted long term…

cooperation with the USSR

Roosevelt & Churchill wanted world…

economic reconstruction through the creation of the IMF & World Bank

Churchill & Roosevelt wanted the right to….

national self-determination & no spheres of influence

who wanted cooperation with Anglo-Americans (UK & US)

Stalin

Stalin wanted cooperation with…

Anglo-Americans (US & UK)

who wanted the USSR to be in control of its own future

Stalin

Stalin wanted the USSR to…

be in control of its own future

who wanted the economic reconstruction of the USSR at Germany’s expense

Stalin

Stalin wanted the economic reconstruction of…

the USSR at Germany’s expense

who wanted Germany to remain weak for the indefinite future

Stalin

Stalin wanted Germany to…

remain weak for the indefinite future

who wanted the USSRs security guaranteed through Soviet Spheres of influence in Europe

Stalin

Stalin wanted the USSRs security guaranteed through…

Soviet Spheres of influence in Europe

what does the IMF stand for

International Monetary Fund

What is the IMF

an international organisation to foster global monetary cooperation