Lesson 1: consequences of the Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam

• Who were the allies during the Second World War?

  Britain, America, and Russia
• What was the main goal of the Grand Alliance?

  To defeat Hitler's Germany
• What did the Tehran Conference reveal about the Grand Alliance?

  Differences among the allies became clear
• What was a consequence of the Tehran Conference for Britain and America?

  Decline in their relationship with Russia
• When did the Tehran Conference take place?

  November 1943
• What land consequence was agreed upon at the Tehran Conference?

  Russia could keep land in Eastern Europe
• What international consequence was established at the Tehran Conference?

  An international organization for conflict resolution
• What military consequence resulted from the Tehran Conference?

  USA and Britain would attack Germany again
• How did the Tehran Conference affect Russia's position?

  Russia gained more land for its empire
• What was the significance of the location of the Tehran Conference?

  It was near the Soviet Union
• When did the Yalta Conference take place?

  February 1945
• What political consequence did Churchill face at the Yalta Conference?

  He felt isolated and powerless
• What territorial consequence was agreed upon regarding Germany at the Yalta Conference?

  Germany would be divided into four zones
• How would Berlin be divided according to the Yalta Conference?

  Into four zones governed as wished
• How much in reparations was Germany required to pay after the Yalta Conference?

  $20 million
• What was the political consequence regarding Soviet influence at the Yalta Conference?

  Russia would oversee Eastern Europe
• What disagreements arose at the Yalta Conference regarding reparations?

  Disagreements on the amount Germany should pay
• When did the Potsdam Conference take place?

  July 1945
• What territorial consequence was evident after the Potsdam Conference?

  Soviet troops remained in Eastern Europe
• What political consequence did Stalin impose in Poland after the Potsdam Conference?

  He set up a Communist government
• What military consequence did Stalin refuse at the Potsdam Conference?

  To demilitarize his Soviet army
• How did the change in U.S. leadership affect relations with Stalin after the Potsdam Conference?

  Truman did not trust Stalin
• What technological consequence arose from the Potsdam Conference?

  The U.S. tested another atomic bomb
• What issues did the Grand Alliance struggle to agree on after the Potsdam Conference?

  Democratic elections and Soviet control
• What policy did Truman adopt against Stalin after the Potsdam Conference?

  A 'get tough' policy
• What was highlighted by the differences between capitalism and communism?

  The leaders' beliefs about governance
• What was the geographical theme mentioned in the study material?

  Not specified in the text