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12 Cards in this Set
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When was Potsdam held?
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16th July to 2nd August 1945.
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Who attended the Potsdam conference?
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Joseph Stalin (USSR) Harry S Truman (USA) and Winston Churchill/ Clement Attlee (UK)
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Why was the Potsdam conference held?
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To decide the fate of Germany, who had surrendered some weeks previously.
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When was the Yalta conference held?
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February 1945
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Who attended the Yalta conference?
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Joseph Stalin (USSR) Franklin D. Roosevelt (USA) and Winston Churchill (UK)
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What was decided at Yalta?
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Germany was to be divided into four zones and so was the capital Berlin.
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Who controlled the different zones in Germany?
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France, USA, UK and USSR.
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Which zones were combined to create West Germany?
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French, British and American.
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Which leader was most against communist Stalin?
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Harry S. Truman
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What information did Truman keep back from Stalin?
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That he had developed the atomic bomb.
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Who did Russia agree to help America fight against?
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Japan
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What did Stalin do in 1948 because France, Uk and USA joined their zones?
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Cut off all rail and road connects into western Berlin, this was called the Berlin Blockade.
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