
Yalta and Potsdam knowledge check
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- Q1What month and year did the Yalta Conference take place?March 1945July 1945May 1945February 194530s
- Q2Who attended the Yalta Conference?Church Stalin LeninStalin Truman ChurchillChurchill Stalin RooseveltChurchill Atlee Roosevelt30s
- Q3Where did the Yalta conference take place?TokyoLondonUkraineParis30s
- Q4What did they allow Stalin to have at Yalta?Sphere of InfluenceA gold watchAll of eastern EuropeHitler's bunker30s
- Q5Why was Stalin allowed to have a sphere of influence at Yalta?They had no choiceHe threatened them with an atom bombHe said pleaseAs reward for the sacrifices made by the Soviets (20 million died)30s
- Q6What one thing did they disagree about at Yalta?VotingThe lunch menuWhat to do with ex-nazisPoland's boarders30s
- Q7What did Russia promise to do once Germany had surrendered?To not ask for anything more from EuropeTo help to rebuild GermanyTo become a capitalistTo join in the fight against Japan30s
- Q8What was promised about elections in the liberated (freed from Nazi control) countriesOnly communist candidates could stand for electionFree and Fair democratic electionsThe ruling parties would be chosen by the allies.There would be no voting30s
- Q9What did they agree to do with Germany after the war was over at Yalta?Punished the population of GermanySplit it into zones and punish the NazisRename the countryGive Germany to the soviets as a reward30s
- Q10
What was agreed about the future of Poland at Yalta?
They would have free and fair elections
Communists were not allowed to be in the government.
Stalin could have Poland as a 'thank you' for his efforts
USA and Britain would fight to protect Poland
30s - Q11What month was the Potsdam conference?JulyAugustJuneMay30s
- Q12Who attended the Potsdam conference?Roosevelt Truman StalinAtlee Truman StalinChurchill Truman StalinChurchill Atlee Truman30s
- Q13What gave the USA the upper hand and upset Stalin at Potsdam?The USA offered to pay for all the damage caused by WW2.Truman was given a seat in the centre of the big threeThe USA was the only superpowerAtomic Bomb30s
- Q14What did Truman want to stop Stalin havingAny reparations from GermanyA sphere of influenceA microphone when he spokeAccess to the press/media30s
- Q15Why did Truman not agree to charging Germany a big reparations bill?Did not want to make the USSR strongerDid not think Germany was responsible for WW2Did not want to repeat the mistakes of the Treaty of VersaillesDid not think Germany could pay a big bill30s