History A-Level
Post-war settlement
What Post-war settlement means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Post-war settlement
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Agreements on Germany's division at Yalta, and clashes at Potsdam over German reparations and Soviet control in Eastern Europe.
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