Potsdam Conference, July 1945
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Potsdam Conference, July 1945 Crucial Changes occurred between
Yalta and Potsdam… Roosevelt RIP replaced by Harry S. Truman more hardline on Soviets
Churchill had lost the general election in 1945 and was replaced by Clement Atlee
Germany had surrendered Red Army occupied much of Eastern Europe America tested the first atomic bomb during the conference…
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Potsdam 1
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Trinity test …atomic age
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Potsdam Agenda
1. Germany2. Poland3. Eastern Europe4. Japan5. United Nations
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Germany
Soviets to receive 25% of their reparations from the western zones, agricultural produce from the East.
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Poland Truman was not happy with the Yalta agreement over Poland
Challenged the western Polish border Wanted the Polish government reorganised Did not believe there would be a free and democratic vote Stalin had ordered the arrest of many London Poles….
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Eastern Europe Truman unhappy with Stalin-Churchill Oct ’44 Percentages Agreement division of Eastern Europe into spheres of influence
Little the Americans could do. Why? From an American point of view the army of liberation was beginning to look like an army of occupation.
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Japan On the second day of the conference Truman was informed of the successful test of the world’s first atomic bomb
The British were told of this successful test
The USSR was only told that America had a new super-weapon
The USSR only found out about it when one was dropped on Hiroshima
The US now didn’t encourage the Soviets to join in the war against Japan
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United Nations
Treaty of San Francisco
Security Council 5 permanent members
USA, Britain, France, nationalist China, USSR
Each had a veto over decisions
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Conclusions Positive Agreement on immediate practical steps to deal with post-war Germany
Establishment of the United Nations confirmed
Negative Growing distrust between USA and USSR
More hostile atmosphere developing
Soviet influence in east growing
The Atomic Age Shifting Balances