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The recent invasion of Germany into the Russia means that Russia has now joined the war (WWII for the uninitiated) and fallen on the same side as the allies. An alliance, known as 'The Grand Alliance', between Russia, the USA and Britain, is formed, with their leaders collectively being known as 'the big three'. The Alliance meets 3 times during the war: in Tehran in 1943, Yalta in February 1945 and Potsdam in July 1945. This, however, presents some problems, some problems which become ever-more apparent as the war comes to a close.
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Revision Notes: [slightly edited to avoid de-£]
- britain & USA capitalist
- [SU] was [not]
differences between leaders
- Roosevelt, Churchill & [tash man] often referred to as 'the big three' (leaders in 1941) because their beliefs and ambitions dominated world politics until Roosevelt's death in 1945
- the suspicions church & roosevelt had about [tash man] & vise versa played a major role in shaping relations from 1941
- the difference in their personal political beliefs furthered the breakdown of relations that happened as the war drew to a close
differences between nations
- during the '30s the us and brit had been v critical of the methods used by stalin to industrialise the soviet union and the cost in humans that brought
- [tash man] was a strong opponent of german [f-ism word] so it suited the 3 countries to work together
- it was clear that there would be a strain on relations once the war ended
- ideological differences made it impossible to agree on how post-war europe should be governed
- WWII brought a significant shift in world politics
- 'old powers' like brit and france now less important
- 2 new 'superpowers' emerged: usa and [SU]
- their military and economic strength had defeated germany
the grand alliance
- the grand alliance was formed between the usa [SU] and brit to mastermind the defeat of germany and japan in WWII
- june 1941, when 4 million german troops invaded the [SU] (despite a non-aggression pact) the alliance was formed
- despite the 3 countries forming an alliance, there was no real change in how they viewed each other
- usa and britain remained suspicious of [not capitalism]
- [tash man] realised that the west wouldn't want to take any actions that made the [SU] stronger in the long run
- the leaders of the grand alliance met 3 times during the war: tehran (1943), yalta (feb 1945) and potsdam (july 1945)
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"Army Jeeps at Great Sand Dunes, World War 2" by Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, licensed under CC BY 2.0
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"North Tehran Towers" by Ninara, licensed under CC BY 2.5
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"Swallow's Nest Castle Yalta" by Dave Proffer, licensed under CC BY 2.0
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"Le palais Barberini (Potsdam)" by Jean-Pierre Dalbéra, licensed under CC BY 2.0
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The recent invasion of Germany into the Russia means that Russia has now joined the war (WWII for the uninitiated) and fallen on the same side as the allies. An alliance, known as 'The Grand Alliance', between Russia, the USA and Britain, is formed, with their leaders collectively being known as 'the big three'. The Alliance meets 3 times during the war: in Tehran in 1943, Yalta in February 1945 and Potsdam in July 1945. This, however, presents some problems, some problems which become ever-more apparent as the war comes to a close.
#GCSEHistory #GCSERevision #GCSEColdWar
PATREON: patreon.com/alonglongtimeago
***---Useful resources---***
Revision Notes: [slightly edited to avoid de-£]
- britain & USA capitalist
- [SU] was [not]
differences between leaders
- Roosevelt, Churchill & [tash man] often referred to as 'the big three' (leaders in 1941) because their beliefs and ambitions dominated world politics until Roosevelt's death in 1945
- the suspicions church & roosevelt had about [tash man] & vise versa played a major role in shaping relations from 1941
- the difference in their personal political beliefs furthered the breakdown of relations that happened as the war drew to a close
differences between nations
- during the '30s the us and brit had been v critical of the methods used by stalin to industrialise the soviet union and the cost in humans that brought
- [tash man] was a strong opponent of german [f-ism word] so it suited the 3 countries to work together
- it was clear that there would be a strain on relations once the war ended
- ideological differences made it impossible to agree on how post-war europe should be governed
- WWII brought a significant shift in world politics
- 'old powers' like brit and france now less important
- 2 new 'superpowers' emerged: usa and [SU]
- their military and economic strength had defeated germany
the grand alliance
- the grand alliance was formed between the usa [SU] and brit to mastermind the defeat of germany and japan in WWII
- june 1941, when 4 million german troops invaded the [SU] (despite a non-aggression pact) the alliance was formed
- despite the 3 countries forming an alliance, there was no real change in how they viewed each other
- usa and britain remained suspicious of [not capitalism]
- [tash man] realised that the west wouldn't want to take any actions that made the [SU] stronger in the long run
- the leaders of the grand alliance met 3 times during the war: tehran (1943), yalta (feb 1945) and potsdam (july 1945)
IMAGE ATTRIBUTIONS
First appears at 0:02 (also used in the thumbnail)
"Army Jeeps at Great Sand Dunes, World War 2" by Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, licensed under CC BY 2.0
Source: flickr.com/photos/greatsanddunesnpp/27343800582
Licence: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=ccsearch&atype=rich
Author's Page: flickr.com/people/94707653@N06
First appears at 0:42
"North Tehran Towers" by Ninara, licensed under CC BY 2.5
Source: flickr.com/photos/ninara/13516702555/sizes/l
Licence: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/deed.en
Author's Page: flickr.com/photos/ninara
First appears at 0:45
"Swallow's Nest Castle Yalta" by Dave Proffer, licensed under CC BY 2.0
Source: flickr.com/photos/deepphoto/3943957252
Licence: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=ccsearch&atype=rich
Author's Page: flickr.com/people/23442653@N00
First appears at 0:48
"Le palais Barberini (Potsdam)" by Jean-Pierre Dalbéra, licensed under CC BY 2.0
Source: flickr.com/photos/dalbera/37065598495
Licence: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=ccsearch&atype=rich
Author's Page: flickr.com/people/72746018@N00
HOW I MODERATE COMMENTS
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