Period 1: Cold War Europe

Cold War Europe

By Daniel Sprenkle

Multiple Choice

What are the 3 countries who lost in WWII.

• Germany

  Italy

  Japan

• Germany

  Japan

  England

• Italy

  Sicily

  U.S.

Multiple Choice

Communism is....

• the people govern themselves through a system of representation involving free elections.​

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• government ruled by a king or queen.

• a totalitarian government owns all means of production (manufacturing, farming, etc.) and controls the lives of its people.​

Multiple Choice

What were the 2 superpowers after WWII?

• U.S. and U.S.S.R.

• Germany and Italy

• Japan and Hawaii

Multiple Choice

True or False: The 2 superpowers were buddies.

• True

• False

By late 1944, German forces had retreated back to Germany.

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​Nazi Germany retreats...

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In 1944 and 1945, German forces were pushed back on 2 sides. The USSR was pushing from the East and U.S., England, & France were pushing from the West.​

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​PRESSURE!

On May 8, 1945, Germany surrendered and the Allies divided the country into "zones".

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​A defeated Germany.

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Germany's capitol city, Berlin, was also divided by the ​Allies.

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​Berlin divided.

As USSR pushed German forces back to Germany, it occupied nations that were conquered by Germany early in the war. As a result, some nations that were not communist before the war now fell under U.S.S.R. control and became communist.

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​Europe also divided.

The outcome of the USSR controlling new territory (in red) and the U.S., U.K., and France freeing other countries (in blue) from Nazi control was a Europe divided between free Western nations and Communist Eastern nations.

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​Europe also divided.

Multiple Choice

What was the result of the USSR occupying nations that used to be under German control?

• The USSR allowed these nations to be democratic.

• The nations fell under USSR control and became communist.

• Nazi insurgents fought a guerilla war against USSR.

Multiple Choice

How did Europe become divided between free Western nations and communist Eastern nations?

• Nations that were occupied by USSR became communist while nations freed by U.S., U.K., and France returned to democratic governments.

• Nations occupied by U.S., U.K., and France became communist while nations freed by USSR returned to democratic governments.

1. Find the blank map handed ​to you by Mr. Sprenkle.

2. ​Use the "COLD WAR" map on the left to fill in the names and colors on the blank map.

3. If you can't use red and blue on your blank map, add a "legend" on your map to show which colors represent the West and the East.

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