Yalta and Potsdam Conferences

Who were the Big Three at Yalta?

• Stalin, Truman and Churchill

• Stalin, Truman and Attlee

• Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill

What date did the Big Three meet at Yalta?

• 4 February 1945

• 8 May 1945

• 16 July 1945

At Yalta, it was proposed to split Germany into how many zones?

What was the name of the government proposed at Yalta for Poland?

• Free Polish Government

• Polish Party

• Government of National Unity

What was the Declaration of Liberated Europe?

• Stalin's ploy to take over Eastern Europe

• An agreement to allow free elections in the countries of Eastern Europe

• Churchill's plan to keep the countries of Eastern Europe free from Russia

When was VE (Victory in Europe) Day?

• 4 February 1945

• 8 May 1945

• 16 July 1945

Why was VE Day critical for the Potsdam Conference?

• There was no longer any need to maintain unity against Hitler

• Everyone held huge celebrations

• Roosevelt had died and Churchill had lost the 1945 election

Which of the following was not a cause of disagreement at Potsdam?

• Bringing Nazi war criminals to trial

• Elections in Eastern Europe

• Reparations

How had Stalin broken a promise agreed at Yalta by the time Potsdam took place?

• He had not helped against Japan

• He had taken reparations from the Russian zone

• He had arrested many Polish non-communist leaders

What did Truman keep secret from Stalin at Potsdam?

• The invention of the atomic bomb

• The Truman Doctrine

• The Marshall Plan