Churchill-Stalin Agreement Flashcards

Front

Main topic of discussion between Churchill and Stalin on October 9, 1944.

Back

Affairs in the Balkans

Front

Percentage of predominance proposed by Churchill for Russia in Rumania.

Back

90%

Front

Proposed percentage split for Yugoslavia between Great Britain and Russia.

Back

50-50%

Front

Book by Winston Churchill highlighted for its supremacy among World War II literature.

Back

The Second World War

Front

Churchill's impression of Stalin's agreement

Back

Churchill believed Stalin fully agreed with the "Percentages" Agreement, but Soviet authorities denied this claim.

Front

Soviet historian's account of the meeting

Back

According to I. Zemskov, Churchill prepared a document showing the distribution of influence in southeastern Europe, but no copy was found in Soviet records.

Front

Soviet response to the "Percentages" Agreement

Back

The Soviets claimed Stalin treated the proposal as unworthy of notice and did not accept it.

Front

Historical questions raised by the agreement

Back

Questions include the agreement's conclusion, its terms, intended duration, and Franklin D. Roosevelt's involvement.

Front

Churchill's explanation of the agreement

Back

Churchill claimed it was not a long-term, spheres-of-influence arrangement but focused on immediate wartime arrangements, with major questions reserved for postwar discussions.

Front

Churchill's letter to Roosevelt

Back

On October 11, Churchill wrote to Roosevelt to reaffirm that agreements reached at Moscow would not commit the president.