the two germaines part one 1945-1949

Question 1

which was the first confrence held by the allies to decide germany’s future in febury 1945

Answer 1

yelta

Question 2

who were the big three at the yelta confrence

Answer 2

churchill, stalin and roosevelt

Question 3

following the war how amny germans were forced from their homes in eastern europe to become refuges in germany

Answer 3

about 9.5 million

Question 4

what did stalin ussr want at the potsdam confrence july 1945 that truman usa and attlee brtain would no agree to

Answer 4

the massive reparations

Question 5

what did winston churchill call the border separating the democratci west from the commist east that ran through the centre of europe

Answer 5

the iron curtain

Question 6

what was the american policy of stopping the spread of communism called

Answer 6

containment

Question 7

prsident trumen of the usa wanted to stop more european countries becoming communism by improving their econimes.to do this he would lend enormous sums of money to west european countries what was this plan called

Answer 7

the marshal plan

Question 8

prsident trumen of the usa wanted to stop more european countries becoming communism by improving their econimes.to do this he would lend enormous sums of money to west european countries what was this plan called

Answer 8

the marshal plan

Question 9

true or false

stalin was happy with the marshall plan and allowed east european countries to apply for the aid money

Answer 9

false

Question 10

under the marshal plan european countries receieved a total of $17 billion in aid by 1953. how much did germany recieve

Answer 10

1.4 billion

Question 11

in 1948 britain the usa and france merged the econimes of their zones in germany and berlin into one. what was the econic area called

Answer 11

trizona

Question 12

stalin feared a united and economically strong west germany would undermine his control of the eastern zone of germany and be a potential threat to the ussr. this led to the

Answer 12

berlin blockade

Question 13

stalin feared a united and economically strong west germany would undermine his control of the eastern zone of germany and be a potential threat to the ussr. this led to the

Answer 13

berlin blockade

Question 14

how did the western powers keep berlin supplied

Answer 14

by air lift

Question 15

when did stalin lift the berlin blockade

Answer 15

may 1949

Question 16

how much supplies were they supplying per a day

Answer 16

4600 tons per a day

Question 17

within a few days of the end of the berlin blockade the end of the berlin blockade the western allies announced their occupation zones including west berlin would join to form a new country. what was it’s offical name

Answer 17

the fedral republic germany

Question 18

october 1949 stalin announced that the soviet zone of occupation would became another new german state what was it’s official name

Answer 18

the german democratic republic

Question 19

what was not an important outcome of the berlin crisis of 1949

Answer 19

hyperinflation was ended

Question 20

what did the western allies introduce in june 1948 to help improve the econemy in thier zone

Answer 20

a new currnency - deutschmark