Which statement best explains the impact of the Yalta and Potsdam conferences on the Cold War the conferences divided Europe into democratic and communist zones of control. The conferences made the Soviet suspicious of western European power so they refuse to participate in the United Nations. The conferences gave western democracy complete control over Europe, excluding the Soviets from any decisions making policy. The conferences had a little to no impact on postwar Europe and Cold War because the Soviets did not attend those meetings.
The statement: "The conferences divided Europe into democratic and communist zones of control" best explains the impact of the Yalta and Potsdam conferences on the Cold War. These conferences played a significant role in shaping the postwar world order by dividing Europe into spheres of influence controlled by the United States and the Soviet Union, ultimately laying the groundwork for the Cold War rivalry between the two superpowers.
