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Germany Post WWII

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What percentage of Germans died in WWII?

a)

8-9%

b)

20-21%

c)

28-29%

d)

40-41%

2.

What did the Allies try to dismantle or destroy after the war?

a)

Factories

b)

Concentration camps

c)

Families

d)

Cities

3.

How much was Germany ordered to pay in reparations after the war? (in today's currency)

a)

$23 billion

b)

$23 million

c)

$23 trillion

d)

$2.3 million

4.

Between 1948-1952, Germany took out loans which would amount to how much in today's money?

a)

$14.5 billion

b)

$14.5 trillion

c)

$14.5 million

d)

$14.50

5.

After the war, Germany was controlled by outside countries to ensure it didn't rise to power immediately. Which countries were involved?

a)

US, France, England, Russia

b)

US, Japan, Italy, France

c)

Austria, Poland, Russia, France

d)

Bavaria, Brandenburg, Potsdam, Nuremberg

6.

What percentage of historic buildings were destroyed in WWII?

a)

~80%

b)

~50%

c)

~70%

d)

~60%

7.

It is believed that hundreds of thousands of Germans perished from famine and famine-related conditions between 1945 and 1949 because they received approx. this many calories per day:

a)

700-1000

b)

1000-1200

c)

1200-1400

d)

1400-1600

8.

What did kids do in the post-war era?

a)

Roamed the streets and formed gangs

b)

Went to school as usual

c)

Attended homeschool, since schools were largely destroyed

d)

Worked in factories to earn their families money

9.

Approx. 65,000 children...

a)

were born to German mothers from allied soldiers

b)

were members of post-war Hitler Youth

c)

died from rubble-related accidents

d)

played organized soccer to escape the day-to-day difficulties

10.

Approximately how many people were displaced (homeless) following the war?

a)

7 million

b)

20 million

c)

1 million

d)

600,000