Postwar Containment

West Germany became democratic and East Germany did not.

• true

• false

After the war when Germany was defeated it was split up east and west, who controlled each part?

• Soviet Union--West, U.S. Britain and France--East

• Soviet Union--East, U.S. Britain and France- West

Who occupied Japan and helped them rebuild and become a democracy?

• China

• Soviet Union

• U.S.

• Germany

In what condition was most of Europe?

• happy and prosperous

• okay

• in ruins

Define the Marshall Plan.

• massive financial aid from the U.S. to rebuild European economies and prevent the spread of communism

• massive financial aid from the Soviet Union to rebuild Eastern Europe

• massive financial aid from the China to rebuild Asia

The United Nations was formed at the end of WWII, what was its purpose?

• to settle international legal disputes

• to regulate international trade

• to try to prevent future global wars

• to license new technology

Who were the big 3 at the Yalta Conference? 

• Truman, FDR, Stalin
• Churchill, FDR, Stalin
• Churchill, Truman, Stalin 

The Iron Curtain divided what continent? 

• Asia
• North America 
• Europe 
• Africa 

What was the goal of the Truman Doctrine? 

• Keep Communism Contained
• Help the Spread of Communism 
• Decision to drop the Atomic Bomb
• Give the USSR money

Which of the following was a key decisions made at the Yalta Conference in Feb. 1945?

• to begin a two front war with the D-Day invasion
• the division of Germany into four  zones of occupation (French, British, American, Soviet)
• the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan
• picking a new name for Germany