KO1 the US British and USSR
relations
Western capitalist democracies the USA and Britain
The cornerstone of capitalist thinking was the right of the individual to
liberty this meant that every citizen should have equal opportunities
but not necessarily equal outcomes
This was also based on free market economics that enabled the
exchange of goods with minimal government intervention
Elections were free and fair
The USSR and communism
Karl Marx founded communism, and he believed that capitalism led to
the exploitation of the proletariat
Lenin's communism was a dictatorship of the proletariat
When Stalin was elected, he modified Lenin's communism to suit his
own ends and created a cult of personality which promoted him as the
infallible interpreter of the communist ideology
Tensions at Yalta
At the beginning of 1945 the “marriage of convenience” or the grand
alliance was formed with Britain, the USSR and the USA
There were already tensions at Yalta due to soviets freeing the eastern
European countries thanks to the 2nd front in France and tending to
keep those countries occupied
The Yalta conference 4-11th Feb 1945
This conference was the high point of the grand alliance as its
geographical location have great significance
Rosevelt wanted: a lasting post war settlement, but that this
settlement should reflect the American principles of democracy,
Roosevelt was committed to work with Stalin as he believed that they
relations
Western capitalist democracies the USA and Britain
The cornerstone of capitalist thinking was the right of the individual to
liberty this meant that every citizen should have equal opportunities
but not necessarily equal outcomes
This was also based on free market economics that enabled the
exchange of goods with minimal government intervention
Elections were free and fair
The USSR and communism
Karl Marx founded communism, and he believed that capitalism led to
the exploitation of the proletariat
Lenin's communism was a dictatorship of the proletariat
When Stalin was elected, he modified Lenin's communism to suit his
own ends and created a cult of personality which promoted him as the
infallible interpreter of the communist ideology
Tensions at Yalta
At the beginning of 1945 the “marriage of convenience” or the grand
alliance was formed with Britain, the USSR and the USA
There were already tensions at Yalta due to soviets freeing the eastern
European countries thanks to the 2nd front in France and tending to
keep those countries occupied
The Yalta conference 4-11th Feb 1945
This conference was the high point of the grand alliance as its
geographical location have great significance
Rosevelt wanted: a lasting post war settlement, but that this
settlement should reflect the American principles of democracy,
Roosevelt was committed to work with Stalin as he believed that they
