USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I

[SOURCES]
Which statement best summarizes the political effect of World War II?

(A) Japan was divided into four governmental zones.

(B) Germany set up a puppet government in West Berlin.

(C) The United States ran democratic governments in Eastern Europe.

(D) ** The Soviet Union established a communist government in East Germany.

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -Postwar Demographic Crisis-The war drastically reduced the population of the Sovi-et Union. While exact figures are not availa-ble, more than 20 million Soviet citizens are believed to have been killed during the war. Men were most affected due to the large num-ber of military casualties.

Concept note-2: -World War II was a conflict between 1939 and 1945 that involved all the world’s major countries. It was the most destructive war in history and millions of people were killed. It was fought between the Axis (Germany, Japan, and Italy) and the Allies (Britain, the US, and the Soviet Union among others).

Concept note-3: -The political system of the Soviet Union took place in a federal single-party soviet socialist republic framework which was characterized by the superior role of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), the only party permitted by the Constitution.

Concept note-4: -Consequences of Second World War End of colonialism and imperialism. End of dictatorship in Germany and Italy. Germany was divided into West Germany and East Germany. West Germany was controlled by Britain, France and USA.