Yalta & Potsdam - General Ppt. Presentation, Extra Copy

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starter activity

In July 1945, Truman met with Stalin and Churchill at Potsdam. Think o suita!le

thou"ht !u!!les or Stalin # Truman $ i.e. what were they ho%in" to achieve atthe end o the &ar. Think o a 'S ('SS) ca%tion or this %hoto"ra%h.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxU-7d_I6Hk&feature=PlayList&p=96D3F85DDC86900E&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=27

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxU-7d_I6Hk&feature=PlayList&p=96D3F85DDC86900E&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=27



Did the Yalta andDid the Yalta and

PotsdamPotsdamconferencesconferences

heighten or reduceheighten or reduceCold War tensions?Cold War tensions?

To identify evidence of rising tensionsTo identify evidence of rising tensionsat the wartime conferencesat the wartime conferences

To reach a judgement on whetherTo reach a judgement on whetherconferences strengthened orconferences strengthened or

heightened Cold War dierencesheightened Cold War dierences

LOs



Teheran, Nov1943



Yalta, February 1945



Potsdam, July-August 1945

Watch the clip from the Channel 4series, ‘Cold War’ and answer the

accompanying questions



Your tas Your tas

!ead "hillips, p#$%4 and!ead "hillips, p#$%4 and &ive e'amples of growing tensions&ive e'amples of growing tensions

(etween the &rand )lliance mem(ers at(etween the &rand )lliance mem(ers at

these conferencesthese conferences

*ist any evidence of areas of agreement*ist any evidence of areas of agreement

+alta "otsdam



!ro"ing tensions # Yalta,!ro"ing tensions # Yalta,

$e% 194&$e% 194& Terms of the )tlantic Charter upheldTerms of the )tlantic Charter upheld

li(eral democratic not Communist-li(eral democratic not Communist-

principlesprinciples

Character clashes. ‘/0 don’t decryCharacter clashes. ‘/0 don’t decry

alge(ra, (ut 0 prefer arithmatic’alge(ra, (ut 0 prefer arithmatic’

"oland. Communist govt in *u(lin v"oland. Communist govt in *u(lin v

"olish govt in e'ile1 free elections2"olish govt in e'ile1 free elections2

3eath of !oosevelt3eath of !oosevelt



!ro"ing tensions #!ro"ing tensions #

Potsdam, 'ul()*ug 194&Potsdam, 'ul()*ug 194& "ersonalities. Truman used ‘language"ersonalities. Truman used ‘language

of a issouri mule driver’1 Churchillof a issouri mule driver’1 Churchill

ousted (y )ttleeousted (y )ttlee

"oland. (oundary changes, "oles"oland. (oundary changes, "olesdeported, 5der%6iesse new W frontierdeported, 5der%6iesse new W frontier

7astern 7uropean govt. Communist7astern 7uropean govt. Communist

ta8eoversta8eovers )tomic (om(. anhattan 8ept secret )tomic (om(. anhattan 8ept secret

from 9talinfrom 9talin



+tension+tension

9tudy the e'tracts your teacher provides9tudy the e'tracts your teacher provides

and note down in dierent coloursand note down in dierent coloursevidence that the West and evidence theevidence that the West and evidence the

:99! were to (lame for rising tensions:99! were to (lame for rising tensions

at the wartime conferencesat the wartime conferences



After Yalta and Potsdam was the glass of international relations half full or half empty

!ne side of the "lass must ma#e a "ase that the "onferen"es a"hie$ed $ery little and

indeed raised tensions, the other side must argue that they made signifi"ant ad$an"es

gi$en the potential for disagreement%



+tension tas +tension tas

"roduce a case study on the 9oviet"roduce a case study on the 9oviet

foreign minister, ;yacheslav olotovforeign minister, ;yacheslav olotov



Plenar( Plenar(

*ist areas of agreement and tension*ist areas of agreement and tension

at the +alta < "otsdam conferencesat the +alta < "otsdam conferences

5n (alance do you thin8 they played5n (alance do you thin8 they played

a major role in increasing Cold Wara major role in increasing Cold War

tensions2tensions2



-ome"or -ome"or

Complete your reading of the e'tractsComplete your reading of the e'tracts !ead 9tages # < $ p#=%>- and note down!ead 9tages # < $ p#=%>- and note down

evidence of growing tensions (etween theevidence of growing tensions (etween theWest and :99!West and :99!

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