Potsdam

• When did the Potsdam Conference take place?

  July 1945
• What was the main objective of the Potsdam Conference?

  To finalize a post-war settlement
• How did the Potsdam Conference differ from the Yalta Conference?

  Potsdam was fraught with disagreements
• Who replaced Franklin D. Roosevelt as US President?

  Harry S. Truman
• Why did Truman have a different approach to Stalin compared to Roosevelt?

  Truman disliked communism and Stalin personally
• What significant event occurred on 16 July 1945?

  The USA exploded an atomic bomb
• What was Truman's reaction upon learning about the atomic bomb's success?

  He remarked about having a hammer on them
• How did Stalin respond to Truman's announcement about the atomic bomb?

  He complained about the secrecy between Allies
• What was the situation regarding free elections in Eastern Europe at Potsdam?

  Stalin showed little intention to allow them
• What was the status of the Red Army in Poland during the Potsdam Conference?

  The Red Army was in control of Poland
• When did Truman automatically succeed to the Presidency?

  After Roosevelt's death on 12 April 1945
• What military experience did Truman have?

  He served in France during World War One
• How did Truman's religious beliefs influence him?

  They guided his morality and ethics
• What political stance did Truman hold during the inter-war period?

  He was a committed 'Wilsonian'
• What committees did Truman lead in the early 1940s?

  Committees on fraud and corruption in the military
• What was Truman's stance on the use of atomic bombs in 1945?

  He believed it saved hundreds of thousands of lives
• How did Truman's attitude towards communism affect the Cold War?

  It influenced how the Cold War proceeded
• How did Truman's relationship with Stalin compare to Roosevelt's?

  Truman found it difficult to get along with Stalin