4 Mark Questions - who was to blame for the Cold War. IGCSE CIE HISTOR Study online at https://quizlet.com/_b09vm9 1. What was the cold war? 2. What was dis- cussed in rela- tion to Poland at the Yalta confer- ence? 3. What was decid- ed at the Yalta conference? 4, Describe the main problems facing the al- lied leaders when they met at Pots- dam in July 1945 5. What did Stal- in gain from Yalta and Potsdam? * the relationship that developed between the USA and the USSR after the 2nd world war, from 1947-91 * a clash of different ideologies, capitalism vs communism * the international power struggle with both side for com- peting for dominance * the war which did not involve any direct military action but pursued through economic and political actions * a provisional government was to be established compris- ing of pro-Soviet Lublin poles and exiled London poles who had fled in 1939 * Poland's future frontiers. The bored to be moved west- wards into German territory at Oder-Neisse * free elections to be held * Germany's surrender was to be unconditional * Germany and its capital were to be temporarily divided into four zones of occupation * the United Nations was to be set up *Germany's Eastern border was to be moved eastwards * on the eve of the conference, Truman informed Stalin that the USA Manhattan project had successfully tested an atomic bomb * Roosevelt had died and Truman was much more anti-communist * there were disagreements about the future of Germany. Stalin wanted to cripple Germany completely but Truman did not agree. He thought this would repeat the mistakes made at Versailles * they disagreed about reparations. Stalin wanted compen- sation from Germany but Truman resisted this * they disagreed over Soviet policy in Eastern Europe. Truman was suspicious of Stalin's intentions and thought he was trying to dominate all of Eastern Europe * Russia would join the ear in the Pacific in return for occupation zones in North Korea and Manchuria * Russia agreed to join the UN4 Mark Questions - who was to blame for the Cold War. IGCSE CIE HISTOR Study online at https://quizlet.com/_b09vm9 * Russia was allowed to take reparations from the Soviet zone *also allowed 10% of industrial equipment of the Western zones as reparations 6. What decisions, *Germany was to be split into 4 zones of occupation in relation to Ger- * Germany was to pay reparations, half going to Soviets many, were made *Germany's army would be reduced and country would be at Yalta and Pots- demilitarised dam? *there would be free elections in Germany for it to return to democracy, including freedom of speech 7. What did * he said there was a line in Europe of East of which Churchill mean countries were under Communist control by the ‘iron cur- * It was a border between democratic and unfree countries, tain'? and between capitalism and communism 8. Describe how * Soviet troops remained after liberation Poland came un- * New government formed in June 1945 dominated by der Communist ‘Lublin Poles’ control *Opposition leaders were arrested and murdered * Rigged election in 1947 gave communists 80% of the vote 9. Describe * Soviet troops left after war developments in * Post-War elections gave communists leadership of a Czechoslovakia balanced, coalition government between 1945 *foreign minister Jans Mararyk, a popular non-communist and 1948 which _ politicians was murdered in May 1947 led to the * Allnon-communist members of the government resigned communists in February 1948 takeover * communists filled these vacant places