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Slide 2 The end of WW2 and the beginnings of the Cold War Slide 3 1. In 1917, the West decided to support the Whites in the Russian Revolution X Slide 4 2. Russia was not invited to the Versailles Conference Slide 5 3. They were not accepted into the L of N until 1934. Slide 6 4. During the Great Depression, while the West suffered, Stalin made considerable economic progress Slide 7 5. During operation Barbarossa, the USSR suffered huge losses Slide 8 Stalin asked the Allies to open a new front to take the pressure off the USSR The West hesitated a long time ? ? ? ? Slide 9 Why? The West hoped Hitler and Stalin would destroy each other. Slide 10 6. After Stalingrad, the Soviet Union began to move westward Slide 11 EUROPE Who will win the most territory? Slide 12 Nervous of USSR victories, the Allies landed in Normandy in June 6, 1944. Slide 13 The Allies move towards Berlin Slide 14 April 1945, the Soviets arrive at the gates of Berlin. Slide 15 They find the city defended by boys, old men and women Slide 16 The fuhrer and his wife Eva Braun committed suicide in their bunker Slide 17 Allies Despite their mutual distrust, when Hitler attacked the USSR, the Allies quickly understood that they must meet to cooperate Axis Slide 18 The Major Conferences Slide 19 In August 1941, Churchill... 1. The Atlantic Charter Slide 20 Off Argentia in Placentia Bay met Roosevelt... Slide 21 The Charter explained their reasons to oppose fascism Slide 22 A The U.S. and UK would not seek other territories Slide 23 B Self-determination for all people Slide 24 C No changing of borders without consulting the people involved Slide 25 D Promote international trade Slide 26 E Encourage international aid F Free access to the seas G Disarmament of all countries Slide 27 2. In February 1945, Stalin invited Churchill and Roosevelt... Slide 28 to Yalta, the Winter Palace of the Tsars Slide 29 A Stalin promises to attack Japan Slide 30 B They discuss the formation of the United Nations Slide 31 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? The future of Europe and Germany C Slide 32 After Germany is defeated, it will be divided into 4 zones of occupation Slide 33 Berlin will be similarly divided Slide 34 But what about Poland and the countries occupied by Stalin? Churchill wanted a democratic Poland led by the London Poles Stalin wanted the Soviet-backed Lublin Poles, to lead Poland Slide 35 Stalin wants the Soviet-occupied countries as a buffer between the USSR and the west Slide 36 Against the advice of Churchill, Roosevelt agrees to grant spheres of influence to the USSR in Eastern Europe, to China in Southeast Asia and to the UK in its empire. Slide 37 Stalin promises free elections in the occupied countries after the withdrawal of the Red Army Slide 38 After Yalta, Churchill and Stalin come to terms on the percentage agreements Here they agree on post- war control of Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary Slide 39 3. In July 1945 the Allies meet in Potsdam in Germany Slide 40 A lot had changed since Yalta: Truman was the new president and more opposed to Stalin than Roosevelt had been The US had the atomic bomb Atlee replaces Churchill as British PM during the conference Hitler had been defeated Slide 41 The Allies organize the Nuremberg trials to judge and try those responsible for the Nazi genocide and crimes against humanity. This is an historic first for world justice. A Slide 42 B The Soviets can take what they want from the conquered territories as war reparations Slide 43 C Polands borders and government (The Lublin Poles) are agreed upon