Transcript The Cold War begins 1945 -1948

How far does this image show that the Potsdam
Conference was a success? [ 5 marks ]
How far does this image show that the Potsdam
Conference was a success? [ 5 marks ]
Level 1 [1 mark]
Simplistic description of the image – mentions
Churchill, Truman, Stalin shaking hands and agreeing
Level 2 [2-3 marks]
Shows publically an agreement. The War was nearly
over(over in Europe), the three Allied leaders had
agreed at Yalta OR
Away from the cameras there was distrust. USA had a
new leader. Truman and Stalin didn’t get on. US
developed an atomic bomb. Soviet troops in most of
Eastern Europe. Both sides didn’t trust each other
Level 3 [4-5 marks]
BOTH Level 2 answers AND must include
Truman told the USSR about the atomic bomb
Historical knowledge:Add 1 mark in Levels 2+3 for the following:Date of Potsdam – July /Aug 1945
Yalta Date Feb 1945
Any quotes from Truman/Molotov re- both opinions on
the emergence of the Atomic Bomb
Learning
outcome
Discussed the impact
of the atomic bomb
Coursework
Tuesday
th
8
January 2008
Mock
Exams
Wed 12th December 0900-1100 Paper I
Tues 18th December 1300-1430 Paper II
Mock
Exams
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YALTA (in the USSR)
Date: Feb 1945
Present: Churchill,
Roosevelt and Stalin
POTSDAM (Germany)
Date: July 1945
Present: Churchill,
Truman and Stalin
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• The nuclear bomb gave America a lead
which was expected to last at least 5
years. The rapid Russian development of
nuclear technology, helped by the work of
the “atom spies” was a shock.
Significantly, Russia hurriedly declared
war against Japan at the beginning of
August 1945 and rushed to advance into
Asia to stake out a position for the postwar settlement. This helped make both the
Korean and Vietnamese conflicts more
likely.
Background information:- The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were nuclear attacks
during World War II against the Empire of Japan by the United States of America at the order of U.S.
President Harry S Truman. After six months of intense firebombing of 67 other Japanese cities, the
nuclear weapon "Little Boy" was dropped on the city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, followed on
August 9, 1945 by the detonation of the "Fat Man" nuclear bomb over Nagasaki. These are to date the
only attacks with nuclear weapons in the history of warfare.
The bombs killed as many as 140,000 people in Hiroshima and 80,000 in Nagasaki by
the end of 1945, roughly half on the days of the bombings. Since then, thousands more
have died from injuries or illness attributed to exposure to radiation released by the
bombs. In both cities, the overwhelming majority of the dead were civilians
Source A – The mushroom
cloud over Hiroshima after the
dropping of the Little Boy.
Source B
Six days after the detonation over
Nagasaki, on August 15, Japan announced
its surrender to the Allied Powers, signing
the Instrument of Surrender on September
2, officially ending the Pacific War and
therefore World War II. (Germany had
signed its Instrument of Surrender on May
7, 1945, ending the war in Europe.) The
bombings led post-war Japan to adopt
Three Non-Nuclear Principles, forbidding
that nation from nuclear armament.
Source C
Source E – The energy released was enough to
burn through clothing. The dark portions of the
garment were emblazened onto the flesh as scars.
Source D Map of Japan
1. What were the effects of the bomb on Hiroshima and
Nagasaki?
2. How successful was Truman in making Japan surrender?
3. What would Stalin be thinking after these events. Justify
your answer.
4. ‘The end justifies the means.’ How far do you agree with
this quotation in relation to Hiroshima and Nagasaki
OR
‘Many more lives were saved by the detonation of the
bombs, than by not using it.’ How far do you agree with
this quotation in relation to Hirsohima and Nagasaki