How (and to what extent) did the conferences at Yalta and Potsdam (1945) contribute to the origin of the Cold War?

The Cold War which started in the late 1940's and ended in 1989 was one of the most contentious events of the 20th century. Even today, new information is surfacing about the war and its causes. The term Cold War is used as the two superpowers USA and USSR never completely reached boiling point. One debating point that historians still argue over is the origin of the war. There have been different points of views which …showed first 75 words of 1303 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1303 total…role in the origins of the Cold War. They were to a very large extent contributors in the causes as the differences between the two superpowers arose in the disagreements of the conferences. Today, the main cause of the war is seen as a clash of ideologies. However, these differences truly surfaced in the two conferences which show that Yalta and Potsdam were to a large extent, contributors to the origins of the Cold War.