U.S history test

Question

Which post-war action by the Soviet Union did the United States see as a direct violation of the Yalta Agreement?

Answer 1

The Yalta conference was held in early 1945, because it was clear by then that the Allies were going to win Word War II and the U.S., England, and the Soviet Union all agreed they needed to do some planning as to what the post-war world was going to look like. There were going to be a lot of countries freed up from the yoke of German occupation, and it was thought some agreements had to be put together as to what would happen in each of these countries. One big rule everyone agreed on, including Stalin, was that each liberated country would be allowed to hold free and open elections. After the war ended however, Stalin had control of many countries in eastern Europe, and instead of allowing free elections as promised, he installed Soviet-controlled governments. For those countries affected, he basically just replaced one dictatorial government run by the Germans with a Russian one. The U.S. and England considered this very much a major violation and betrayal of the Yalta agreement.