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Mind Map by Marcelo Arenas, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Marcelo Arenas
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Cold War [1]: WWII & Conferences &
Stalinisation
- Yalta Conference [12 Feb 1945]
- Before the end of the war; the big 3 meet
up in Yalta (on the coast of the black sea)
on the 12th of February to discuss what
would happen to Germany after the war.
- Although there were tensions about Poland they agreed on things such as:
- Splitting Germany into four zones
- USSR agrees to join the war against Japan
- USSR could take some land from Poland
(which would become Eastern Poland
- To hunt down nazi war criminals
- To create democratic
institutions of their
choice
- Germany's reparations
- Splitting Germany into four zones
- Although there were tensions about Poland they agreed on things such as:
- Before the end of the war; the big 3 meet
up in Yalta (on the coast of the black sea)
on the 12th of February to discuss what
would happen to Germany after the war.
- Potsdam Conference [July 1945]
- After Germany had been
defeated, Roosevelt died
and Churchill lost the
election. This meant the
new leaders would have lots
of disagreements with Stalin
- There were many disagreements
- Truman was different to Roosevelt; he hated
communism and was suspicious of Stalin
- Truman drops the atomic
bomb so that Japan would
surrender before Russian
troops could go into
Japan. America had the
bomb in July but didn't
tell Stalin about it;
making him furious
- Arguments over the number of reparations Russia wanted to take.
- Truman was different to Roosevelt; he hated
communism and was suspicious of Stalin
- There were many disagreements
- After Germany had been
defeated, Roosevelt died
and Churchill lost the
election. This meant the
new leaders would have lots
of disagreements with Stalin
- Hiroshima & Nagasaki bombings
- To end the war quickly; the USA dropped 2
atomic bombs on the Japanese cities
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- The US dropped the 2
bombs to boast towards the
USSR about how powerful
weapons they had
- They tested them in New Mexico to
see if they worked first.
- It was easier to nuke Japan
and kill 100,000 civilians than
to invade it and cause further
death
- Stalin was jealous
- To end the war quickly; the USA dropped 2
atomic bombs on the Japanese cities
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- Pre-WWII
- 1917 - the tsar in Russia (Nicholas II) is
overthrown by communists.
- USA sends troops to support the tsar, to battle
communists. Stalin sees this and will not trust
the West again
- USA sends troops to support the tsar, to battle
communists. Stalin sees this and will not trust
the West again
- 1917 - the tsar in Russia (Nicholas II) is
overthrown by communists.
- Communism vs Capitalism
- Communism: -only 1
political party, -everyone
must work for the, -we
should make as many
products as we need,
-fairness and equality for
all
- Capitalism: -there
should be a variety
of political parties,
-People should be
free to start a
business and make
a profit, -Freedom of
Speech, -Freedom
and opportunity for
all
- Communism: -only 1
political party, -everyone
must work for the, -we
should make as many
products as we need,
-fairness and equality for
all
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