End of WWII and Yalta

What happened in May 1945?

• Japan won the war

• Germany surrendered

• The Cold War started

• Stalin left the Soviet Union

What was the Yalta Conference?

• A place where troops fought

• A meeting to make a new country

• A meeting to plan peace

• A war between Russia and Germany

Who was NOT one of the Big Three?

• Roosevelt

• Stalin

• Hitler

• Churchill

What did Stalin want after the war?

• To leave Europe

• To give up power

• To control Eastern Europe

• To join the U.S.

What was the Cold War mainly about?

• Cold weather and fighting

• A real war with tanks

• Ideas between two powers

• A trade war with China

What does “communism” mean in these texts?

• A place to vote

• A way to farm

• Government control of everything

• A peaceful religion

Which country believed in democracy?

• The Soviet Union

• North Korea

• China

• The United States

The United Nations was created to:

• Start wars

• Protect only the U.S.

• Keep world peace

• Support communism

What did the Soviet Union do in Eastern Europe?

• Left right away

• Let people vote freely

• Kept soldiers there

• Asked for U.S. help

Why didn’t the U.S. trust the Soviet Union after WWII?

• They used tanks

• They helped the Nazis

• They didn’t keep promises

• They joined the UN