Yalta Conference – Flashcards
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What was the Yalta Conference ?
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The Yalta Conference was a meeting of the Big Three in February 1945,to decide what would happen to Europe and Germany after WW2 (Germany wasn't defeated yet).
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Who were the Big Three ?
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- Prime Minister Churchill (UK)
- Joseph Stalin (USSR)
- President Roosevelt (USA)
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What were Churchill's aims ?
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- Free Elections
- Democratic governments in Eastern Europe
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What were Stalin's aims ?
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- Soviet Influence in Eastern Europe
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What were Roosevelt's aims ?
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- Soviet support in war against Japan
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What were the relationship between the Big Three like ?
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The relationship between the Big Three was really tense.
Even though the allies seemed close,there was actually a lot of misunderstanding and a lack of trust between all of them.
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What were Yalta's agreements ?
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- Free elections in Eastern Europe countries
- Split Germany into four zones of occupation (French,British,American and Soviet)
- Soviet help in Japan after the defeat of Germany
- Germany will pay reparations
- Hunt down War Criminals
- Join the UN
- A government of 'national unity' in Poland
