Europe After WWII

During WWII, the Allies often called themselves the

• United Nations

• United Allies

• Axis Fighters

The United Nations currently has how many members?

• 50

• 193

• 100

Which 5 nations make up permanent members of the UN Security Council (its most powerful organization)?

• China, Russia, France, Italy, US

• China, Russia, France, UK, US

• China, Russia, France, Venezuela, US

• China, Russia, France, UK, North Korea

Which Communist nation did NOT join the Soviet Union?

• Albania

• Poland

• Yugoslavia

• Hungary

The Soviet Union was also known as the:

• Union of Soviet Satellite Republics

• Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

• United Soviet Sputnik Revolutionaries

• United Soviet Satellite Revolutionaries

Following WWII, the nations of Germany and Austria and the city of Berlin were each divided into

• 4 Axis zones

• 10 military districts

• 4 Soviet zones

• 4 occupational zones

The Soviets protested the merger of which occupational zones?

• American, Cuban, and British

• French, British, and Canadian

• French, British, and North Korean

• American, French, and British

During the Berlin Blockade (1948-1949), the Soviets

• cut off air access to West Berlin

• cut off land access to West Berlin

• dropped water, food, and medical supplies into West Berlin

How did the American Candy Bomber pilot signal to children?

• He wiggled the wings of his plane

• He painted his aircraft like a chocolate bar

• He played polka music

• He dropped vegetables from tiny parachutes

West Germany created its capital at

• Berlin

• Bonn

• the Reichstag

• Bavaria