The World After the War

When was the official end to WWII?

• August 15, 1947

• May 7, 1945
• June 6, 1944
• September 2, 1945

What did the Soviets do to any Soviet officials they saw?

• They promoted them.
• They executed them.
• They exiled them.
• They praised them.

What is demilitarization?

• Demilitarization is the process of re-education people loyal to their regimes.

• Demilitarization is the process of training civilians to become soldiers.
• Demilitarization is the process of converting military bases into civilian housing.
• Demilitarization is the process of increasing military presence in a certain area.

About how many lives were lost in WWII?

• 70-85 million
• 50-65 million
• 100-120 million
• 30-45 million

Who had the most casualties of WWII?

• Soviet Union
• Germany
• Japan
• United States

Where were the war trials held for German and Japanese politicians held?

• Hiroshima, Japan

• Munich, Germany

• Berlin, Germany

• Nuremberg, Germany

What plan offered economic aid to all European countries?

• Roosevelt Plan
• Marshall Plan
• Truman Plan
• Eisenhower Plan

Who refused help from the Marshall Plan?

• Soviet Union and its satellite states
• Japan and South Korea
• Germany and Italy
• United Kingdom and France

Who was put in charge to make sure Japan became a stable and democratic society?

• General Douglas MacArthur
• President Harry S. Truman
• General George S. Patton
• Admiral Chester Nimitz

What is the only thing that had a more disastrous impact on the people who lived and died through it?

• Melon B Smellin

• Cold War

• Black Death

• Civil War