Aims of the key leaders (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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The 'Grand Alliance'
The 'Grand Alliance'
Britain, USA & USSR partnership in WWII
'Marriage of convenience' meaning
'Marriage of convenience' meaning
Allied only to defeat Nazi Germany as common enemy
Churchill's political identity
Churchill's political identity
Conservative politician with aristocratic values
Churchill's main aim for Europe
Churchill's main aim for Europe
Prevent Soviet expansion; keep Europe democratic
Churchill's aim for Poland
Churchill's aim for Poland
Freedom from communism; democratic government
Roosevelt's role in alliance
Roosevelt's role in alliance
Key figure holding Grand Alliance together
Roosevelt's approach vs Churchill
Roosevelt's approach vs Churchill
More pragmatic; willing to compromise with Stalin
Stalin's USSR political system
Stalin's USSR political system
One-party communist rule; restricted freedoms
Stalin's belief about the West
Stalin's belief about the West
They wanted to destroy communism
Stalin's aim for Soviet borders
Stalin's aim for Soviet borders
Secure by expanding westward into E. Europe
Stalin's vision for Germany
Stalin's vision for Germany
Keep Germany weak permanently
When USA joined WWII
When USA joined WWII
December 1941
When Britain entered WWII
When Britain entered WWII
1939
Key ideological divide
Key ideological divide
Democratic capitalism vs communist control