1. Read Source 17 (p 68). At Yalta, Churchill and Roosevelt had agreed with Stalin that eastern Europe would be a Soviet ‘sphere of influence’. Do you think Source 17 is what they had in mind?
I do not think that Source 17 is what Churchill and Roosevelt had had in mind when they agreed with Stalin that Eastern Europe would be a Soviet "sphere of influence" because Stalin seems to think that he can do whatever he wants if he has the power to.
2. Would they agree with Stalin’s views expressed in Sources 17 and 18? Explain your answer.
They would not agree with Stalin's views because Stalin thinks that he can do anything his army has the power to do and also he didn't help with the formation of the Italian government.
3. Explain how each of the three developments described in the text might affect relationships at Potsdam.
1.) This created tension and made America and Great Britain angry at Stalin for not listening to them and occupying much of Eastern Europe.
2.) Truman was much more anti-Communist than FDR was, so he didn't feel the need to compromise with Stalin as FDR did and was totally against him
3.) America having an atomic bomb allowed them to behave differently because they didn't need Stalin's help and didn't want it anymore, so they didn't have reason to be kind or compromising with him.
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