AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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to convince the Soviet Union to assist in the war in the Pacific
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to encourage the Soviet Union to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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to divide Poland between Germany and the Soviet Union
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to negotiate a nuclear weapons treaty with the Soviet Union
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Detailed explanation-1: -Roosevelt’s goals included consensus on establishment of the United Nations and gaining Soviet agreement to enter the war against Japan once Hitler had been defeated. None of them left Yalta completely satisfied.
Detailed explanation-2: -At Yalta, the Big Three agreed that after Germany’s unconditional surrender, it would be divided into four post-war occupation zones, controlled by U.S., British, French and Soviet military forces. The city of Berlin would also be divided into similar occupation zones.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Yalta Conference ended in a compromise. Roosevelt and Churchill agreed to Stalin’s demands regarding Poland and the United Nations. Stalin, in return, agreed to hold elections in Poland so its people could choose their own government. He also agreed to declare war against Japan shortly after the German surrender.
Detailed explanation-4: -Franklin D. Roosevelt of the United States, Prime Minister Winston Churchill of the United Kingdom, and Premier Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union-which met at Yalta in Crimea to plan the final defeat and occupation of Nazi Germany.