Roosevelt, Stalin, Churchill

they did not like the methods used by Stalin to industrialise the Soviet Union and the terrible cost in human lives it brought about.

he strongly opposed German fascism

they wanted to mastermind the defeat of Germany and japan in the Second World War Germany invaded the USSR with 4 million troops despite the two having a non-aggression pact

November 1943

February 1945

July-august of 1945

The USA and Britain would open a second front in France to ease the pressure on the Soviet Union in the East. Stalin would declare war against Japan and supply Soviet troops to help the USA with the war against Japan. they also discussed what would happen to Germany after the war, agreeing it should be weakened. Poland would receive land from Germany and the Soviet Union could keep the land they took from Poland, this was important for them in strengthening their western border after the war. they also laid the ground for the formation of the United Nations. Roosevelt sided with Stalin more, may because of his dislike towards Churchill’s views towards colonialism.

Germany would be split into four zones, for the USA, Britain, France and the Soviet Union Germany would pay 20 billion in reparations (half to Soviet Union) Nazi party banned and war criminals prosecuted a United Nations would be set up Stalin agreed to join the war against japan Stalin agreed to free elections in the countries of Eastern Europe stumbling block: polands borders would be returned to their positions in 1921, which would hugely benefit Stalin who wanted a communist government, however the British supported the London poles.

Roosevelt died - replaced by Truman Winston Churchill lost the election - replaced by Clement Atlee

Germany had surrendered Scientists in the USA had successfully developed and tested the atomic bomb.

he did not want Stalin to pull out of fighting in Japan.

27 million - greatest loss

he was extremely anti-communist and was very suspicious of stalin

Germany would be divided into four zones, but the German economy would be run as a whole Berlin would also be divided into four zones

reparations- Truman didnt want to impose too heavily on Germany as wanted the recovery of the economy. Stalin disagreed Poland - Truman wanted to see a new government with less communist influence and free elections. Stalin believed he should be compensated for his great losses and needed Poland in his ploy to create a strong border with the west

it was agreed that each country would take reparations from its own zone but as the Soviet Union controlled the poorest zone, it would be allowed to take a quarter of industrial equipment from the other zones.

it had the opposite impact that America had hoped for, Truman wanted the creation of the bomb to make Stalin give Eastern European countries more freedom. However, instead Stalin now felt an even greater need for a buffer zone of countries sympathetic to communism between the Soviet Union and the west. it started an arms race, increasing tension between both countries. however it may also be said that having such powerful weapons that could destroy the world many times over, made both sides, more reluctant to go to war.

‘’rival—not a partner’’

that the Soviet Union believed that the world outside the Soviet Union was hostile and wanted to destroy communism he wanted to see the destruction of capitalism.

the USA now abandoned isolationism and adopted containment

‘’win world domination in a new war’’

that the USA wanted to use their massive military strength to dominate the world the USA no longer wanted to co-operate with Stalin and the American people would support war