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Name some of the agreements at the Yalta Conference in 1945 |
USSR enter war with Japan.
War Criminals hunted down and punished.
Big Three join UN.
Stalin allowed to have an Eastern Europe 'sphere of influence'
Germany and Berlin divided into 4 Sectors. |
UN, Sphere of influence. |
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What was the Disagreement from the Yalta Conference in 1945? |
The USSR wanted territory from Poland. |
USSR and territory |
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Who was Present at Potsdam? |
Joseph Stalin.
Roosevelt.
Winston Churchill |
It was before Yalta |
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What changed between Yalta and Potsdam? |
Stalin's armies occupied most of Eastern Europe.
Truman was now USA President
Allies had tested the Atomic Bomb (America) |
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Who was present at Potsdam Conference? |
USA president Truman
Joseph Stalin
PM Clement Attlee |
After Yalta |
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What Disagreements were there at Potsdam? |
Stalin wanted to cripple Germany- Truman thought it would be a repeat of 1919
Stalin wanted compensation for 20 mil war dead - Truman thought it would be a repeat of 1919
Truman felt the 'Sphere of Influence' was being abused' |
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What Disagreements were there at Potsdam? |
Stalin wanted to cripple Germany- Truman thought it would be a repeat of 1919
Stalin wanted compensation for 20 mil war dead - Truman thought it would be a repeat of 1919
Truman felt the 'Sphere of Influence' was being abused' |
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What had Winston Churchill referred to in his 1946 lecture? |
Stalin's 'Iron Curtain' |
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What Disagreements were there at Potsdam? |
Stalin wanted to cripple Germany- Truman thought it would be a repeat of 1919
Stalin wanted compensation for 20 mil war dead - Truman thought it would be a repeat of 1919
Truman felt the 'Sphere of Influence' was being abused' |
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What had Winston Churchill referred to in his 1946 lecture? |
Stalin's 'Iron Curtain' |
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After Churchill's Iron Curtain allegory what did Truman do? |
Made a policy to stop communism spreading called Containment |
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