How does this photograph of U.S. and Soviet troops greeting each other on a bridge spanning Germany's Elbe River at the end of World War II contradict imminent diplomatic relations between these two nations?
A) Both nations would be openly fighting each other in a military conflict.
B) Both nations would be in a Cold War with each other over competing ideological views, escalating a nuclear arms race, and dealing with global confrontations.
C) Both nations would agree to mutual military disarmament and collaboratively lead peace- keeping forces from the United Nations.
D) Both nations would revert to isolationism and avoid establishing strong global presences.

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The photograph contradicts imminent diplomatic relations because it shows a moment of cooperation and unity, whereas soon after World War II, the U.S. and Soviet Union entered the Cold War, characterized by ideological conflict, nuclear arms race, and global confrontations, without direct military conflict between the two.

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