The defeat of Hitler's Nazi regime was the primary factor that brought about the First Wave of democratization

Which of the following characterizes the

situation between the United States and the Soviet Union with respect to German reparations after WWII? a. The United States opposed the idea that the Soviet Union was owed any portion of the German war reparations. b. The Soviet Union successfully negotiated and was paid half of the $20 billion in war reparations from Germany. c. The Soviet Union extracted nearly $20 billion in reparations from the western zones of Germany, nearly twice the amount agreed on at Yalta. d. The United States and the Soviet Union were unable to come to an agreement on the amount of reparations at Yalta. e. The Soviets and Americans agreed that the Soviet Union would receive half of the $20 billion in reparations, but method and timing of payment was left unresolved and contributed to mounting tension.

__________ involves adjusting a measure by dividing it by a common base to make comparison possible

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