A Key Factor Contributing to the Development of the Cold

question 70

Multiple Choice

A key factor contributing to the development of the Cold War in Eastern Europe was

• A)the withdrawal of victorious Russian armies from lands conquered during the campaign against Nazism.
• B)raids by American troops pursuing German Nazi war criminals into areas of the former Third Reich under Russian control.
• C)Stalin's desire to establish pro-Soviet governments in the countries of Eastern Europe to serve as a buffer zone against possible western attacks on the Soviet Union.
• D)the domination of Austrian and Italian politics by popular pro-Communist parties.
• E)the threat to continued instability by the rise of neo-fascist parties.

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