Transcript Lesson 1 Lesson 2

What was decided at the
Three WW2 Conferences?
Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam
1943, 1945
Outcomes
• All will know a number of decisions made
at the Three Conferences
• Most will use a mnemonic to remember
the key decisions of each Conference
• Some will understand why these decisions
were made
Timeline
1943 - Tehran
Conference
1945 –
Yalta Conference (Feb)
Potsdam Conference (July-Aug)
1943
1945 – End of
World War 2
1991
Connector
Which of the following flags do
you recognise?
Russia/
USSR/
America
/ USA
Soviet Union
Britain/ Germany
UK
Teacher explanation
1943
The Allies – Britain, the USA and the USSR - are finally
winning the war against Germany. Hitler’s forces are
being forced back in Africa, and Stalin’s armies have
defeated the German armies attacking Russia.
The time had come to fight back and push the Nazis back
further and try to win the Second World War.
By the time the leaders of the Allies met in 1943, in
Tehran, they were already starting to look ahead to the
end of the war. Let’s look at what they decided to do.
Repeat
• Stand up and chant the following 3 times:
• BUGS GREW BREAD
• We will use this to memorise the key
features of three World War Two
Conferences
The Tehran Conference
February 1943 (BUGS)
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Britain and America would invade Nazi-controlled France.
United Nations Organization would be set up after the war.
Generals and military bosses would keep in close touch.
Stalin would fight Japan once Germany was defeated.
• Describe one decision that was made about the
war at the Tehran Conference (2 marks).
Describe one decision that was made about
the war at the Tehran Conference (2 marks).
• 1 mark – simple statement, eg :
• “The USA and the UK decided to invade
• Nazi controlled France.”
• 2 marks – developed statement, eg :
• “The USA and the UK decided to invade
• Nazi controlled France. This would mean
that Germany would be fighting on two
fronts, with Russia in the East.
Who made these decisions?
• At Tehran, the Allies were represented by
their leaders – three very powerful men.
• Britain was led by its Prime Minister
Winston Churchill
• America was led by its longest-serving
President, Franklin D. Roosevelt
• USSR was led by the dictator Joseph
Stalin
Winston Churchill
• Wants to win the war to
keep Britain safe
• Worried who runs
Europe because he
doesn’t like
Communism
• Distrusts Stalin but is
prepared to work with
him for now
Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Wants to win the war
to create peace in
the world
• Prepared to allow
Stalin some control
over Europe
• Thinks he can deal
with Stalin on an
equal basis
Joseph Stalin
• Wants to win the war
to keep Russia safe
for now and the
future
• Desperately wants
help to fight the war
• Distrusts his Allies
and wants to keep
control over parts of
Europe
Match the statement to the leader
Distrusts his Allies and
wants to keep control over
parts of Europe
Wants to win the war to
create peace in the world
Worried who runs Europe
because he doesn’t like
Communism
Discuss
• Do you think these three leaders can work
together?
• What problems do you think there will be
when deciding what to do after Germany is
defeated?
• HINT: Think about who controls Europe,
and the different ways the USA and the
USSR run their own countries.
Yalta Conference February 1945
Churchill
Roosevelt
Stalin
Yalta Conference February 1945.
How to achieve a
peaceful Europe
after the war?
DeNazification
…?
What is
Stalin saying
about
Germany?
Free
elections
…
Yalta Conference February 1945.
Yalta Conference February 1945.
Punish war
criminals and
de-Nazify
Germany!
I need to keep up my
good working
relationship with Stalin
as his eyes are on
expanding westwards in
Eastern Europe.
Germany and Berlin
must be divided into
4 zones …
(mumbling and made
to pay for the War!!)
Free elections
for all
liberated
countries!
Differences
• Winston Churchill lost the election and
Clement Attlee became Prime Minister
• Roosevelt died and Truman became
President of the USA
• How was Attlee different from Churchill?
• How was Truman different from Roosevelt?
• Note down the differences as we look
through the next few slides
Potsdam Conference
July-August 1945
Attlee
Truman
Stalin
Suspicious
of USA …
Potsdam Conference July –
Only
Beliefs about Soviet
interested
August
1945
borders …
in …
Worried about Stalin
because …
Potsdam Conference July –
August 1945
Does USA
America have
an Atomic
bomb? If yes,
then I want one
too!
Potsdam Conference July –
August 1945
I am more worried
about the Empire
and the state of
the British nation.
The USA is going to have
to get tough with Stalin.
To protect USSR’s
borders Soviet troops
will be left in liberated
Eastern Europe.
Fact Sheet
• Read through the fact sheet and test
yourself on the key points from the Yalta
and Potsdam Conferences
• Use the mnemonic to memorise the key
decisions
• In pairs, test each other on your
knowledge
Exam question
• Briefly explain the key differences between
the decisions made at the Yalta and
Potsdam Conferences in 1945 (6 marks)
How else can you remember?
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This lesson has used one method to help
you remember facts, but what else could
you use to help you?
1. Visual - eg a rose for Roosevelt
2. Landmarks - think of your journey to
school and use landmarks on the route
to link with what you want to memorise
3. Rhymes – eg “A meeting of the Big
Three, in Tehran in 1943”
• This advert shows the “Big Three” getting
along very well
• In reality, though, the situation was rather
different - the leaders of the Allies often
found themselves disagreeing with one
another, especially at Potsdam
By the way, this photo isn’t real! It’s a photo-montage advert for Diesel jeans.
Disagreements at Potsdam
The Allied Powers disagreed on: (ARGUE)
• Arrest of non-Communist Polish leaders by
Stalin
• Reparations to be paid – Stalin wanted more
• Germany’s future – Stalin wanted to cripple it,
Truman wanted to help it recover
• USA’s secret atomic bomb that Stalin found out
about
• Eastern European Communists coming to power
Quiz (10 questions)
1. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union?
2. What order did the three conferences
come in?
3. Why did Attlee take over from Churchill?
4. How was Truman different from
Roosevelt?
5. What was done to Germany after the
war?
Quiz (10 questions)
6. Who was this?
7. Why was he not
at Potsdam?
Quiz (10 questions)
8. When was it decided to set up the United
Nations?
9. What are reparations?
10. Which conference is shown below?
Answers
1. Stalin
2. Tehran, Yalta, Potsdam
3. Attlee won the General Election in 1945
4. Truman was tougher with Stalin
5. Germany was divided into four zones.
6. US President Franklin D. Roosevelt
7. He died before the Potsdam conference
8. 1943
9. Fines to pay for war damage
10. Potsdam Conference
Homework
• Learn the key decisions of all three
conferences
• BUGS GREW BREAD