Yalta Conference

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GCSE History (Chapter 4: The Origins of the Cold War, 1945-1960) Flashcards on Yalta Conference, created by Amy Crossland on 30/11/2016.
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Who was at the Yalta Conference? -Roosevelt USA -Churchill UK -Stalin USSR
When was the Yalta Conference? February 1945
What was agreed at the Yalta Conference? -Germany & Berlin would be divided into 4 zones: USA, France, Britain & the USSR. -Eastern Europe countries would be allowed to hold free elections to decide how they would be governed. (Poland, Hungary & Czechoslovakia). The USSR would join the war against Japan once Germany had surrendered in return for territory in Manchuria & Sakhalin Island.
What was disagreed at the Yalta Conference? -How much Germany would pay in reparations. Stalin wanted a much higher figure that Roosevelt / Churchill. The decision was delayed until the next conference. -Polish Borders: Stalin wanted the borders to be further west & wanted a 'friendly' Polish government so that the USSR would have some protection from Germany.
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