Topic 1- the development of the Cold War, Yalta and Potsdam
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- Created on: 07-04-14 12:11
The Yalta conference 4-11 February 1945
Represented a high point in inter allied cooperation, it's outcomes seemed to reaffirm the belief that the grand alliance was still alive and well and that it's members were committed to a lasting consensus in international relations in the post war order.
Decisions made at Yalta:
Germany would be divided into four zones, each occupied by an allied power
Berlin would be divided similarly
Roosevelt's plans for a United Nations organisation were approved
Ussr gained land in Poland whilst they expanded to the west and north
Declaration on liberated Europe agreed
Post-Yalta conference
Early signs that the grand alliance would not last
Conflicting aims of the allies
Stalin and USSR- war had devastated Soviet Union, stalins priority was the long term security of the USSR- led to commitment for a soviet sphere of influence
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