AnswersUnited States HistoryEnd of the War in Europe

Pretest Answers

10 verified answers
1
Free Preview

At the Yalta Conference, what did Allied leaders decide to do with Germany?

A
divide it into four Allied-occupied zones
B
divide its territory among neighboring countries
C
make it a democracy with free elections
D
make it a territory of the United States
2
Free Preview

What was one reason the US distrusted the Soviet Union?

A
Totalitarian governments made the US wary.
B
The US and Soviet Union had the same post-war plans.
C
Stalin stole military secrets from the US.
D
The US was interested in exploring communist ideas.
3

Why did President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill want to create the Declaration on Liberated Europe?

A
They wanted to create an international organization to prevent global wars in the future.
B
They wanted to ensure that the nations under German control would again be free.
C
They wanted to make sure Germany would not be able to start another war of aggression.
D
They wanted to curb Joseph Stalin’s power and limit the spread of the Soviet Union.
5

The international peacekeeping organization formed directly after World War II was called

A
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
B
the League of Nations.
C
the European Common Market.
D
the United Nations.
6

At the end of the war in Europe, the US and the allies were uncertain about the future because

A
The war ended and the troops came home.
B
Franklin D. Roosevelt died before the Yalta conference.
C
The US and the allies wanted to annex Germany.
D
Truman took over and implemented new ideas.
7

As they moved toward their final military targets in World War II, Allied troops

A
discovered Nazi concentration camps.
B
captured Hitler and his high-level staff.
C
were surprised to find German cities in ruins.
D
encountered heavy German civilian resistance.
8

After World War II, why did the Soviet Union take over a number of countries to its west?

A
to punish Germany for its aggression during the war
B
to ensure compliance with the Declaration on Liberated Europe
C
to build an empire to rival that of enemies such as the United States
D
to create a buffer zone between itself and the Western powers

Did you find these answers helpful?