-How Does This Photograph of a Russian Soldier Waving the Soviet

question 6

Multiple Choice

-How does this photograph of a Russian soldier waving the Soviet flag from the roof of the German Reichstag above the ruins of Berlin address one of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin's postwar goals?

• A) Stalin wanted to help Germany reestablish itself as a powerful military state.
• B) Stalin believed that opening Germany to free markets would bring it closer to the USSR.
• C) Stalin feared future German invasions and set up puppet states in Eastern Europe to protect the USSR's borders.
• D) Stalin favored reconciliation with Germany now that it had been defeated in World War II.

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