Which of these was Soviet leader Joseph Stalin's primary goal during negotiations with Britain and the United States at Yalta and Potsdam? Answer
A redrawing the map of Europe on the basis of self-determination
B punishing Germany by dividing it into four permanent occupation zones
securing foreign aid from the United States to help rebuild the Soviet Union
D establishing a buffer zone of friendly communist states to protect the Soviet Union

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