USA HISTORY

WORLD WAR II 1941 1945

THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is NOT part of the Yalta agreement?
A
Russia agreed to enter the war against Japan.
B
Germany would be divided into four sectors.
C
Russia would hold democratic elections in the Eastern European countries it controlled.
D
The United Nations would be created.
E
Japan would be attacked with the atomic bomb.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -France’s leader, Charles de Gaulle, was not invited to the Yalta Conference, and Stalin agreed to include France in the post-war governing of Germany only if France’s zone of occupation was taken from the US and British zones.

Detailed explanation-2: -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. Churchill had the protection of the British Empire foremost in his mind, but also wanted to clarify the postwar status of Germany.

Detailed explanation-3: -Stalin agreed that France would have a fourth occupation zone in Germany if it was formed from the American and the British zones. Germany would undergo demilitarization and denazification.

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