World War II and Post-War Organizations Quiz

What was the purpose of The Yalta Conference?

• To divide Germany into four occupation zones

• To help Germany and western European nations rebuild their economies

• To stabilize the global monetary system

• To discuss how to reorganize Europe after the defeat of Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany

What was decided at The Potsdam Conference regarding Germany?

• To help Germany rebuild its economy

• To divide Germany into four distinct occupation zones

• To establish the World Bank

• To hold Nazi leaders accountable for war crimes

What is the World Bank?

What are the goals of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?

• To divide Germany into occupation zones

• To stabilize the global monetary system and establish uniform exchange rates for foreign currency

• To hold trials for war crimes committed during World War II

• To rebuild the economies of European nations after World War II

What is the primary purpose of the United Nations (UN)?

• To provide loans to countries recovering from World War II

• To stabilize the global monetary system

• To further the causes of peace, prosperity, and human rights

• To divide Germany into occupation zones

Which of the following is a permanent member of the UN Security Council?

• Germany

• China

• Spain

• Brazil

What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials?

• To establish the World Bank

• To divide Germany into occupation zones

• To hold Nazi leaders and other Germans accountable for war crimes committed during World War II

• To stabilize the global monetary system

What was the Marshall Plan?

• A plan to divide Germany into occupation zones

• A plan to establish the World Bank

• A plan to stabilize the global monetary system

• A plan developed by the Allies to help Germany and western European nations rebuild their economies after World War 2

What was the main principle of the Truman Doctrine?

• To support countries threatened by Nazi forces

• To give support to countries or peoples threatened by Soviet forces or Communist insurrection

• To promote free trade among Allied nations

• To establish a new currency system for post-war Europe

What was the purpose of the Blockade of Berlin in 1948 by the Soviet Union?

• To provide West Berlin with supplies and support

• To force the Allies to surrender their territories

• To cut West Berlin off from all supplies brought in by land and starve the city into submission

• To create a buffer zone between East and West Germany