Reasons for the Cold War

KEY TERM - The Declaration for Liberated Europe meant that what would be held in countries freed from Nazi rule?

Which of the three conferences ended with the agreement to open up a second front in the West?

Roosevelt and Stalin had a good personal relationship.

Which of the three conferences was held after Germany had been defeated?

Which of these was NOT a long term cause of problems between the USSR and the West in 1945

The defeat of Germany increased tensions between the USA and the USSR because it meant that there was no longer a ______

How many zones of occupation were set up in Germany (and Berlin)

KEY TERM - The USA was capitalist whereas the USSR was Communist. This meant that they had _________________ differences

Which city was destroyed by the world's first atomic bomb in August 1945

Why was Churchill not present for the Potsdam Conference?

KEY TERM - Another way of putting this is that Stalin wanted a Soviet ___________________________ in Eastern Europe.

Which Eastern European country was the source of significant disagreements at Yalta and Potsdam?

KEY TERM - Stalin feared another invasion so he wanted a ____________________ of friendly countries on his borders.

In which of the three conferences did Truman rather than Roosevelt represent the USA

Truman and Stalin had a good personal relationship.