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The recent invasion of German invasion of Russia puts Russia in the war (WWII) and on the same side as the allies. 'The Grand Alliance', between Russia, the USA and Britain, is formed.
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- britain & USA capitalist
- [SU] was [not]
differences between leaders
- Roosevelt, Churchill & [tash man] often referred to as 'the big three' (leaders in 1941)
- known as the 'grand alliance'
- the leaders of the grand alliance met 3 times during the war: tehran (1943), yalta (feb 1945) and potsdam (july 1945)
- [tash man] was a strong opponent of german [f-ism word] so it suited the 3 countries to work together
- ideological differences made it impossible to agree on how post-war europe should be governed
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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
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First appears at 0:20
"North Tehran Towers" by Ninara, licensed under CC BY 2.5
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First appears at 0:21
"Swallow's Nest Castle Yalta" by Dave Proffer, licensed under CC BY 2.0
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First appears at 0:22
"Le palais Barberini (Potsdam)" by Jean-Pierre Dalbéra, licensed under CC BY 2.0
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The recent invasion of German invasion of Russia puts Russia in the war (WWII) and on the same side as the allies. 'The Grand Alliance', between Russia, the USA and Britain, is formed.
THIS VIDEO IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON TIKTOK: tiktok.com/@alongtimeago_yt/video/6934740928968084741
This is the short version of youtube.com/watch?v=qBBeV2wswkA for a very brief summary of what happened - excellent for last minute revision! ;)
#RevisionShorts #GCSEHistory #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)
- known as the 'grand alliance'
- the leaders of the grand alliance met 3 times during the war: tehran (1943), yalta (feb 1945) and potsdam (july 1945)
- [tash man] was a strong opponent of german [f-ism word] so it suited the 3 countries to work together
- ideological differences made it impossible to agree on how post-war europe should be governed
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 0:20
"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 0:21
"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 0:22
"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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