Potsdam

• Disagreement one: What to do about Germany

  truman = no harsh punishment for Germany - wanted to rebuild to a more, stable democratic state

  
  

  stalin = harsh punishment for Germany - compensation of $10 billion to USSR.
• Disagrrement 2: Eastern Europe


  Truman = 'Soviet sphere of influence' - eastern european countries must be friendly towards USSR but they should be democratic

  
  

  Stalin = Soviet sphere of influence' - control is essential. Distrustful of other govements, nobody will invade if he has full control
• Agreements at Potsdam


  Democracy in Germany, Germany to pay reparations, Nazi war criminals put on trial. Germany divided. Poland loses territory to USSR
• Date of Potsdam Conference

  July 1945