USA HISTORY

THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

THE COLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these was Soviet leader Joseph Stalin’s primary goal during negotiations with Britain and the United States at Yalta and Potsdam?
A
redrawing the map of Europe on the basis of self-determination (free elections)
B
punishing Germany by dividing it into four permanent occupation zones
C
Securing foreign aid from the United States to help rebuild the Soviet Union
D
establishing a buffer zone of friendly communist states to protect the Soviet Union
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Joseph Stalin’s main goal at the Yalta Conference was to secure the spread of communism into Soviet-occupied territories. See full answer below.

Detailed explanation-2: -In November 1927, Joseph Stalin launched his “revolution from above” by setting two extraordinary goals for Soviet domestic policy: rapid industrialization and collectivization of agriculture.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which of these was Soviet leader Joseph Stalin’s primary goal during negotiations with Britain and the United States at Yalta and Potsdam? Establishing a buffer zone of friendly communist states to protect the Soviet Union.

Detailed explanation-4: -For Stalin, postwar economic assistance for Russia, and U.S. and British recognition of a Soviet sphere of influence in eastern Europe were the main objectives.

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