Definitions
What does it mean to unconditionally surrender?
A surrender in which no guarantees are offered by the victorious power(s) to the country surrendering.
What year did the Casablanca conference occur?
1943
What year was it held in?
1944
When did it happen?
1944
What year was the conference held in?1945
1945
What does the phrase 'Subistence living' mean?
The state of having what you need in order to stay alive, but no more.
Where is Casablanca?
North Africa
How many days was it held over?
22
Where did it occur?
Washington DC
Where was it held?
Crimea
What does stymied mean?
To prevent or hinder the progress of something.
Who were the leaders that met at the Casablanca conference?
Winston Churchill, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Charles de Gaulle
Who was not present?
France
Which countries had representatives in attendance?
United States, Britain, USSR, China
Who formed the postwar world order?
Churchill and Stalin
What does Geopolitical mean?
Applying an analysis of geographical and economic processes to international relations and politics.
What were the outcomes of the conference?
Demand for unconditional surrender by the Axis powers
What was the purpose of the conference?
It was supposed to deal with the problems caused by the Great Depression and the rise in Nazism.
What was discussed at the conference?
Proposals for the establishment of a general international organisation (postwar version of the League of Nations).
What were the responses?
Outrage, as many believed that Eastern Europe had been pushed straight into communism.
What does the Liberal internationalism view entail?
A modern-era view that on the one hand follows classical liberal economic doctrine (free markets, limited government, human rights, rule of law) and on the other hand argues that international intervention to preserve or support liberal democracies is justified.
Who wasn't particularly keen on the ideas discussed in the conference?
Winston Churchill
What were the outcomes of the conference?
- Establishment of the International Stabilisation Fund
- Establishment of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
What were the outcomes for Germany?
- splitting the state between the USSR and the west
- subsistence living (having what you need to survive, but nothing else)
- industry was to be destroyed/ confiscated
- war criminals to be prosecuted