Unit 9: Concept Checkpoint #2

What country & its one city were divided into FOUR occupation zones after WWII?

• Japan & the city Tokyo

• France & the city of Paris

• Germany & the city of Berlin

• Russia & the city of Moscow

The US, France, & Britain decided to combine their occupations zones & create....

• West Germany AND West Berlin

• South Soviet Union AND South Paris

• North Germany AND North Moscow

• East France AND East Berlin

What was the problem with West Berlin?

• It was located too far away from France & they were angry about it

• It was located in the Soviet Union's German occupation zone

• It was close to Japan

What was Stalin (Soviet Union)'s plan for West Berlin?

• To invade it with a full military force & nuclear weapons

• To allow self-determination in West Berlin

• To starve it out to take it over

USA's response to Stalin's plan to starve West Germany.

• Warsaw Pact

• Berlin Airlift

• Candy Bomber

• German Airlift

Was the Berlin Airlift successful?

• Yes

• No

NATO

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• North American Treatment Ordinance

• North Atlantic Teachers Organization

• North American Telephone Observation

What is the purpose of NATO?

• Free trade between member nations

• Promise to not fall to communism

• Protect all member nations (especially from USSR)

• To keep the US out of Europe

What was the Soviet's response to the creation of NATO?

• Berlin Axis

• German Anti-Comintern Pact

• Treaty of Versailles

• Warsaw Pact

Which leader & group does the US support in China?

• Chiang & the Nationalists

• Mao & the Communists