Weekly Assessment 21

What ended WWII?

• the Tripartite Pact

• the Monroe Doctrine

• the Moscow Accords

• the Berlin Declaration

How did the Soviet Union affect the East German economy?

• It tore down all factories.

• It airlifted food and water.

• It paid all citizens a living wage.

• It prohibited farms and gardens.

What was one purpose of the Yalta Conference?

• to avoid another world war

• to stop the spread of communism

• to divide Europe between the Allies

• to turn Germany into an industrial state

How would the Soviet Union’s actions in Berlin advance its goal of creating a buffer zone?

• Great Britain would trade land for prisoners.

• Democratic countries would abandon Berlin.

• It could install a new communist chancellor.

• Poland and Hungary would side with the Soviet Union.

Which countries formed the “Big Three” Allied Powers? Choose all that apply.

• Great Britain

• Poland

• Italy

• Soviet Union

• United States

What was the “Berlin airlift”?

• removing German soldiers

• flying daily supplies into Berlin

• transporting wounded soldiers

• rescuing children trapped in Berlin

How did the U.S. and Britain help the German economy recover?

• They developed new crops.

• They transformed factories.

• They built schools and hospitals.

• They encouraged European tourism.

How did the Soviet Union respond when asked to change their policies in Germany?

• It imprisoned Allied diplomats.

• It invaded Poland and Hungary.

• It deposed the German chancellor.

• It blocked supply routes into Berlin.

What was the source of mistrust between the Allied Powers?

• territory

• citizenship

• political systems

• trade agreements

Study the map of Germany after WWII. The flag with the star, hammer, and sickle represents the Soviet Union.

Locate Berlin on the map.

• Blue

• Green

• Orange

• Red