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... divide Germany into four zones. But tension was raised over the kind of government to be set up in Poland. Many believed that the conflict over Poland was important such that it highlighted the incompability of USA and Russia policies. At the Yalta conference, Stalin agreed to sign the Declaration of Liberated Europe agreeing to set up self-governing states. Through this, the 'Open Door' policy could be implemented which would allow America to import goods into the Polish state. After Yalta, Stalin proved to be untrustworthy as he denied free elections and any kind of democracy in Poland despite agreeing to do so. He was more interested in the security of his nation rather than America's economics interest. Through eastern Poland, Stalin would regain back its 1914 boundaries which act as a buffer against Germany. Stalin ran a communist dictatorship which would force Poland to adopt the same policy as ...