What actions had Stalin taken, by the end of 1945, to extend Soviet power across Eastern Europe? (4)

(Explain ) Why was it difficult to reach agreement over the future of Germany after World War Two? (6)

(Describe) What were Stalin’s main achievements at the Yalta Conference? (4)

NB Secretary of State James F. Byrnes, “[i]t was not a question of what we would let the Russians do, but what we could get the Russians to do.”

(Explain) Why was Poland a cause of tension between the Great Powers in 1945? [6]

(Describe) What issues that affected Germany were addressed at the Yalta and Potsdam Conferences? (4)

NB Be careful - this is not the same as what was agreed or what happened to Germany.

(Explain) Why did the development of the atomic bomb increase tension between East and West? [6]

(Describe) What decisions, in relation to Germany, were agreed at Yalta and Potsdam? (4)

(Explain) Why was the Truman Doctrine significant? (6)