POTSDAM CONFERENCE

• when was the Potsdam Conference?

  july 1945
• what were Attlee's aims (PC)?

  • focused on domestic plans - creation of Welfare State
  • worried about soviet expansion
  • wanted a secure Germany
  • saw GB as weak so needed friendship with America
• what were Truman's aims (PC)?

  • self determination for the countries of Europe
  • distrusted Stalins intentions
  • thought America had upper hand with the ATOMIC BOMB
• what were Stalins aims (PC)?

  • saw america as rivals
  • thought he was in a powerful position with Red Army occupying Europe
  • distrusted America now it had the atomic bomb
• what were the 4 key agreements at Potsdam?

  1. confirmation of the division of G
  2. Nazi Party banned and leader put on trial
  3. germans living in poland/hungary were returned to germany
  4. poland lose some territory