US7 : Postwar Germany

What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials?

• To form the United Nations

• To plan the reorganization of Europe

• To put surviving Nazi's on trial for their crimes

• To introduce programs explaining the evils of Nazi beliefs

What did the Nuremberg Trials demonstrate?

• Individuals are not responsible for their actions in times of war

• Individuals are responsible for their actions even in times of war

• Individuals are only responsible for their actions in peacetime

• Individuals are not responsible for their actions at all

What did the occupying powers introduce to the German people after the war?

• Programs to discredit racism, anti-Semitism, Social Darwinism, & eugenics

• Programs to support Nazi beliefs

• Programs to encourage Social Darwinism and eugenics

• Programs to promote racism and anti-Semitism

What did the leaders agree to at the Yalta Conference?

• To divide Germany into four zones

• To allow free elections in liberated countries

• To form the United Nations

• To put surviving Nazi's on trial for their crimes

What serious disagreements began to emerge at the Potsdam Conference?

• Disagreements over the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials

• Disagreements over free elections in liberated countries

• Disagreements over the reorganization of Europe

• Disagreements over the formation of the United Nations

Which pair of leaders is described?

1. * These two men led their nations during World War II.

2. *Each leader was an advocate for democracy and the patriotic perseverance of his people.

3. *One of these men led a country that was bombarded almost daily by German planes.

4. *One of these men kept their country out of the war as long as was possible.

5. *Both men formed an alliance for victory in World War II.

• Winston Churchill & Joseph Stalin

• Winston Churchill & Franklin Roosevelt

• Franklin Roosevelt & Charles De Gaulle

• Benito Mussolini & Joseph Stalin

How did President Harry S Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb affect international relations?

• It initiated the arms race with the Soviet Union.

• It prompted other nations to begin investigations of war crimes.

• It enabled the United Nations to administer territory in Japan.

• It led to the establishment of the first global peacekeeping force.