Potsdam Conference

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When and where did the Potsdam Conference take place?

July 17th - August 2nd 1945
Potsdam, Russian controlled Germany

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Who were the leaders at the time of the conference?

Britain - Prime Minister Clement Attlee (change in leadership which is significant)
USA - President Harry S Truman
USSR - Premier Joseph Stalin

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What was the main objective at Potsdam?

To put into action the post-war settlement agreed at the Yalta Conference months before.

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What did the change in leadership mean for USA and Britain?

1) While Roosevelt had been willing to work with Stalin, largely because he needed the USSR to join the war against Japan, Truman made little secret of his dislike for communism and for Stalin personally. Truman remarked that he was 'tired of babying the

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What disagreements / new events happened in Potsdam as a result of failure to pursue decisions made at Yalta?

1) Expansion of Communism - Despite agreeing at Yalta that free elections would be held in Eastern Europe after the defeat of Nazi Germany, there was little evidence at Potsdam that Stalin intended to allow them. In fact, the Red Army was in control of Po

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Was Potsdam successful? What were the advantages & disadvantages?

The meeting was the third and final meeting of the 3 allied powers but did not end on a good note as Little real progress was made at Potsdam beyond an agreement to put into action the commitments made at Yalta, and promises made at Yalta were also not ke

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Britain - Prime Minister Clement Attlee (change in leadership which is significant)
USA - President Harry S Truman
USSR - Premier Joseph Stalin

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