Background: Aftermath of WWII and the Cold War

According to the passage, who were the main powers responsible for defeating Hitler's Germany in WWII?

• France and Britain

• Soviet Union and United States

• Germany and Italy

• Japan and China

What are the '3 Ds' that most European nations suffered from after WWII, as mentioned in the passage?

• Damage, death, and debt

• Democracy, diplomacy, and development

• Destruction, diplomacy, and democracy

• Debt, diplomacy, and development

The Cold War is the name given to the relationship that developed between which two countries after WWII?

• U.S. and Japan

• U.S. and USSR

• Britain and France

• Germany and Italy

Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a major crisis during the Cold War in the passage?

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Korean War

• Vietnam War

• Gulf War

Fill in the blank: After WWII, the Soviet Union and the United States became the two ________.

• superpowers

• colonies

• monarchies

• allies

During WWII, the Red Army fought its way from Moscow to Berlin. The Red Army had 12 million troops. The American Army and the Red Army were both trying to capture Berlin first to be able to take credit for the victory over Nazi Germany. The Red Army got to Berlin first. The Russians occupied Berlin and never left. Which country should be colored red on the map and added to your key?

• United States

• Soviet Union

• Germany

• France

At a conference in Yalta, Russia, during WWII, the big powers agreed to divide Germany and Berlin after the war. Who would occupy West Germany and West Berlin?

• Soviet Union

• United States

• France

• Great Britain

Fill in the blank: The Soviet Union would occupy _______ Germany and _______ Berlin.

• East, East

• West, West

• North, South

• South, North

At a conference in Yalta, Russia, during WWII, the big powers agreed to divide Germany and Berlin after the war. True or False: The United States would occupy East Germany and East Berlin.

• True

• False

According to the map 'Division of Germany, 1945', which country occupied the area marked in yellow?

• United States

• Great Britain

• Soviet Union

• France