What Did Stalin Want in the Wake of World War

question 67

Multiple Choice

What did Stalin want in the wake of World War II?

• A) A buffer zone across eastern Europe
• B) Reparations from Germany overseen by Soviet troops
• C) Division of occupied territories into spheres of influence
• D) To rebuild the Soviet economy before all others because the Soviets had lost the most in the war
• E) Allied acknowledgment of the superiority of communism

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