WEEK 1-2, PG318-330

Yalta Conference, Feb 1945, Ukraine

Potsdam Conference, July-August 1945, Berlin

Agreements: Stalin agreed to enter the war against Japan once Germany had surrendered Germany and Berlin would be divided into 4 zones: American, Soviet, British and French Nazi war criminals would be hunted down and punished and captured Countries liberated from Germany would be allowed to hold free elections Big three agreed to join the new united nations Eastern Europe would be seen as a soviet sphere of influence Poland would lose border to the USSR and gain border in Germany

Disagreements: They disagreed over what to do with Germany.  Stalin wanted to cripple Gernany and protect the USSR against future threats Truman did not want to repeat the mistaked of the Treaty of Versailles Stalin wanted compensation from germany = They disagreed over reparations They disagreed over the soviet policy in eastern europe

Stalin, Truman, Attlee

Stalin, Roosevelt, Churchil

About the leaders

Truman (POTSDAM) was very anti communist Attlee (POTSDAM) Led to rivalry and suspicion between Truman and Stalin Stalin (BOTH): communist Churchil (YALTA) Didnt approve of Stalins plans for Poland gaining border in germany but stalins red army controlled all of east germany and poland anyway  Roosevelt (YALTA)

Greece

Czechoslovakia

Communism (USSR)

Capitalism (USA)

YALTA VS POTSDAM

GREECE & CZECHOSLOVAKIA

COMMUNISM(USSR) VS CAPITALISM(USA)