History Cold War (Part1)
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- Created on: 26-11-12 19:44
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- Cold War
- The Yalta Conference February 1945
- THE BIG THREE met at Yalta, Ukraine.
- Stalin, USSR
- Roosevelt, USA
- Churchill, GBR
- Agreements
- Stalin agreed to enter war against Japan once Germany surrendered.
- Germany would be divided into 4 zones: America, French, British and Soviet
- Berlin was also divided into four zones.
- The Big Three agreed to hunt down and punish war criminals who were responsible for genocide.
- Allowed to hold free elections to choose they government they wanted.
- All joined the United Nations Organisations (keep peace after war)
- Border of the USSR moves westwards into Poland
- Churchill didn't agree but he knew Stalins Red Army was in total control. Churchill convinced Roosevelt to accept it, to prevent communists taking over.
- THE BIG THREE met at Yalta, Ukraine.
- USA, capitalist democracy
- Privately owned businesses.
- Right of the individual was more important
- USSR, communist democracy
- Everything was state owned.
- Aim to create equality
- People could only vote for Russia.
- The Potsdam Conference July 1945
- Held in Potsdam, outside Berlin.
- What happened?
- Germany was divided into four zones
- Berline was divided into four sections
- Nazi Party would be dissolved, war criminals were punished.
- Free elections in Germany, freedom of speech.
- Germany would pay reparations for damage of war. Most of this to USSR.
- All Allies agreed to take part in the United Nations.
- The Yalta Conference February 1945
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