STARTER: What does this source suggest

about the wartime alliance between the

USSR, the USA and Britain?

A British cartoon from 1941.

© Hodder Murray
THE YALTA CONFERENCE, FEBRUARY
1945
The ‘Big Three’ of the Yalta Conference

Winston Churchill Franklin Roosevelt

Prime Minister of Josef Stalin President of the USA
Britain Leader of the USSR for a few months of
Aims: Aims: 1945 before Truman
Free elections and Soviet influence in E.Europe took over.
democratic gov’ts Aims:
in E.Europe Soviet support in war
against Japan
This cartoon reflects assurance/hope in Britain
at the time that the 'Big Three' was happy,
united ... and succeeding in destroying Hitler
and fascism.

The world is shown as poorly (with war and

fascism) - but getting better.

Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin are shown as

caring doctors, overseeing the world's
recovery.

The message of the cartoon is a propaganda

message that all is well, and the British people
can trust the 'Big Three' to restore the
happiness of the world.
DE-NAZIFICATION AFTER WORLD WAR
TWO
THE CREATION OF THE UNITED
NATIONS
 This cartoon is critical of the generosity of the
terms of the Yalta agreement forthe Soviet
Union.

The negotiations are depicted as a game of

poker which Stalin is winning easily. he has
already cleaned up on Europe, and is just
about to sieze China and India.

Churchill is shown as dopey and surprised,

Roosevelt as bemused and indecisive. The
message of the cartoon is that Stalin has made
fools of them.

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THE POTSDAM CONFERENCE, JULY
1945
The ‘Big Three’ at the Potsdam Conference

Harry Truman
Josef Stalin President of the
Leader of the USSR USA
Clement Attlee
Prime Minister of Britain
THE NUREMBERG TRIALS

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THE A-BOMB
Did you Know
The B-29 bomber that dropped the A-Bomb on
Hiroshima was christened the Enola Gay by its
pilot Paul Tibbets in honour of his mother’s
name. The two bombs dropped on Hiroshima
and Nagasaki were called Little Boy and Fat
Man.

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BOMB
SALAMI TACTICS
In this American cartoon from 1946, the thief labelled ‘Russia’ is caught stealing a bag
labelled ‘territorial grabs’. He is being helped by Stalin, who is dressed like a
policeman and holding a truncheon. Policeman Truman, from the 'World League
Police Station' is too late to stop him.
This cartoon by the British cartoonist Illingworth was published in June 1947
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