Cold War Quiz: The Wartime Conferences Section One: Source work Please examine the following cartoon and answer the questions following: This cartoon by the American cartoonist Paul Plaschke appeared in the Chicago Tribune, shortly after the Yalta Conference. It shows Stalin playing poker with Churchill and Roosevelt. 1. How does the cartoonist describe the individual reactions of each of the Big Three leaders? [5 points] 2. What is the message of this cartoon? In your opinion, is the cartoonist being critical of the generosity of the US and UK? Explain. [7 points] Section Two: Extended Response Questions Please answer the following questions as fully as possible. 1. What was decided at the Yalta Conference? What was decided at the Potsdam Conference? [8 points] 2. Explain how mistrust and suspicion affected the negotiations of the Big Three at the Yalta and Potsdam conferences. (Be sure to talk about both conferences in your answer as well as why the USSR and US/UK mistrusted each other historically). [10 points]