COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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Question
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The country was completely overtaken by the Russians.
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The U.S. occupied the entire country.
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The country was divided up into 4 zones
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The Nazis reclaimed power
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Detailed explanation-1: -After the Potsdam conference, Germany was divided into four occupied zones: Great Britain in the northwest, France in the southwest, the United States in the south and the Soviet Union in the east. Berlin, the capital city situated in Soviet territory, was also divided into four occupied zones.
Detailed explanation-2: -After World War II, defeated Germany was divided into Soviet, American, British and French zones of occupation. The city of Berlin, though technically part of the Soviet zone, was also split, with the Soviets taking the eastern part of the city.
Detailed explanation-3: -The end of the war came to be remembered as “zero hour, ” a low point from which virtually everything had to be rebuilt anew from the ground up. For purposes of occupation, the Americans, British, French, and Soviets divided Germany into four zones.
Detailed explanation-4: -After Germany’s defeat in the Second World War, the four main allies in Europe-the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and France-took part in a joint occupation of the German state.