The Chief Argument Between Truman and Stalin at Potsdam in July

question 20

Multiple Choice

The chief argument between Truman and Stalin at Potsdam in July of 1945 was over

• A)free elections in eastern Europe.
• B)the numbers of tanks Americans and Russians could keep in Europe.
• C)what to do with German prisoners of war.
• D)whether or not the Soviet Union would be in the United Nations.
• E)whether the Soviet Union would join the war against Japan.

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