History Exam

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When and why was the Yalta Conference held?

In February 1945, it was clear Germany was losing the European war, so the Allied Leaders met at Yalta in Ukraine to plan what would happen to Europe after Germany's defeat
Who were The Big Three?
- Roosevelt - USA
- Churchill - UK
- Stalin - Soviet Union
What things did the Big 3 agree upon at Yalta?
- Germany would be divided into 4 zones: American, French, British and Soviet
- Since the capital Berlin was deep in the Soviet zone, they agreed also to divide Berlin into 4.
- Agreed to hunt down and punish criminals of war
- Agreed to establish United Nations
When and where was the Potsdam conference?
- 17th of July - 2nd of August 1945
- Held in the Berlin suberb of Potsdam
Who was involved in the conference?
- Stalin - Soviet Union
- Truman - USA (Roosevelt died on 12 April 1945)
- Attlee - UK (Churchill was replaced halfway through the conference
The victorious powers agreed upon:
D________
D________
D________
D________
- Democritisation
- Demilitarisation
- Denazification
- Decartilization
End of WWII in Europe

7 May 1945
Bomb dropped on Hiroshima:

6 August 1945
Emperor Hirohito announces Japanese surrender and end of Pacific War on:

10 August 1945
Iron Curtain Speech

5 March 1946
Truman Doctrine

March 1947
Marshall Plan is proposed

June 1947
Czechoslovakia becomes communist, and Marshall Plan is accepted:

March 1948
The Berlin Blockade began

June 1948
Stalin ends Berline Blockade on

9 May 1949
NATO is formed when?

4 April 1949

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History Exam

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End of WW2, Cold War, Vietnam War, Civil Rights Movement

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2010-11-22T09:32:52Z

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