1.1 - End of WW2

Cards (32)

  • What are the two ideologies that govern government and society?
    Capitalism and communism
  • How is capitalism characterized?
    By profit-making and unequal wealth distribution
  • What characterizes communism?
    One party state and equal wealth distribution
  • When was the USSR, US, and UK alliance formed?
    In 1941
  • Why was the USSR, US, and UK alliance formed?
    After Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union
  • What was the significance of the USSR, US, and UK alliance in WW2?
    It played a key role in the Allies' success
  • Who ruled the USSR from 1928 to 1953?
    Stalin
  • What did Stalin advocate for regarding Germany?
    For Germany to pay for damages caused
  • What was Stalin's belief about Communist governments?
    Only they could achieve democracy
  • Who was the US president from 1933 to 1945?
    Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
  • What did FDR believe regarding Germany?
    In rebuilding Germany and free elections
  • Who was the US president from 1945 to 1953?
    Harry Truman
  • What was Truman's stance towards Stalin and communism?
    He hated Stalin and communism
  • What did Truman advocate for regarding nuclear bombs?
    Testing of the first nuclear bombs
  • Who was Britain's prime minister between 1940 and 1945?
    Winston Churchill
  • What did Churchill urge regarding Germany?
    To rebuild and divide Germany into sections
  • Who was Britain's prime minister between 1945 and 1951?
    Clement Attlee
  • What was Attlee's focus during his premiership?
    Rebuilding Britain through homes and NHS
  • When did the Tehran conference take place?
    19 Nov - 1 Dec 1943
  • What was the outcome of the Tehran conference?
    USSR, UK, and USA gained influence over Europe
  • What was the disagreement at the Tehran conference?
    They couldn't agree on a policy towards Germany
  • When was the Yalta conference held?
    19 February 1945
  • What was agreed upon at the Yalta conference?
    To join the United Nations and punish Holocaust perpetrators
  • How was Germany divided after the Yalta conference?
    Into four zones: American, French, British, Russian
  • What was the status of countries liberated from the Nazis after the Yalta conference?
    They were free to hold elections
  • When did the Potsdam conference take place?
    July - August 1945
  • What demand did Russia make at the Potsdam conference?
    For $10 million from Germany
  • How did Truman respond to Russia's demand at the Potsdam conference?
    He resisted the demand
  • By July 1945, which regions did Stalin occupy?
    Most of Eastern Europe
  • Which countries did Stalin control by July 1945?
    Baltic countries, Finland, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Czechoslovakia
  • What government did Stalin set up in Poland?
    A communist government
  • What was the significance of the USA developing the atomic bomb?
    It allowed the US to assert dominance