8-Potsdam (1945) (jul 1, 1945 – aug 1, 1945)
Description:
Tension increased between US and USSRThis conference determined post-war (WWII) boundaries)
--> Germany will be split into 4 parts, each controlled by the US, USSR, Great Britain, and France.
West Germany became democratically controlled (GB, France, US). while East Germany was under communist control by the USSR).
Even Berlin, Germany's capital, was split in half with East Germany being communist and West Germany being capitalist. The Berlin Wall separated the two.
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Date:
jul 1, 1945
aug 1, 1945
~ 1 months