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After Hitler had so easily Invaded Russia, Stalin wanted to form a "buffer" of countries to avoid another invasion, but he also wanted to spread communism, and so he did that at the same time as protect Russia

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Several agreements were made between Stalin and the Western Powers at the Yalta Conference of February 1945:

Germany and Berlin was to be divided

Stalin would join the war against Japan once Hitler was defeated

War criminals were to be hunted down and punished

All three (USSR, GB, USA) would join the UN

Free elections were to be held in Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe would become a 'Soviet Sphere of influence'

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