Which 1945 wartime conference attended by the 'Big Three' resulted in the agreement to divide Germany into four occupational zones?
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Correct answer: Yalta Conference
At the Yalta Conference in February 1945, Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin agreed to divide Germany and Berlin into four zones. This arrangement, intended to be temporary, became a primary source of tension as the Cold War began.
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