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Explain why it was difficult to reach agreement at the Potsdam conference…
Explain why it was difficult to reach agreement at the Potsdam conference (6)
CHANGES IN LEADERSHIP
Roosevelt dying in April 1945
replaced by VP, Harry Truman
much more anti communism
suspicious of Stalin
created friction between
Truman and his advisors saw soviet actions in eastern EU as preparations for a soviet take over of the rest of EU
GB election
Churchill defeated
new PM: Clement Attlee
absence of Churchill
the conference was dominated by rivalry and suspicion between Stalin and Truman
a number of issues on which neither side wanted to see the others POV
was the 'glue' of the group
DIFFERENT VIEWS OVER GERMANY
Stalins view:
wanted to KRIPPLE Germany
so to get complete protection for the USSR against future threats
Truman's view:
did not want to kripple Germany
he did not want a repeat of the mistakes that were made with the Treaty of Versailles