GermanyAufgabe 167 · History and responsibility
Which countries were called the “Allied occupying powers” in Germany after the Second World War?
In the exam (German)
Welche Länder wurden nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg in Deutschland als "Alliierte Besatzungsmächte" bezeichnet?
- aSoviet Union, Great Britain, Poland, SwedenSowjetunion, Großbritannien, Polen, Schweden
- bFrance, Soviet Union, Italy, JapanFrankreich, Sowjetunion, Italien, Japan
- cUSA, Soviet Union, Spain, PortugalUSA, Sowjetunion, Spanien, Portugal
- dUSA, Soviet Union, Great Britain, FranceUSA, Sowjetunion, Großbritannien, FrankreichCorrect answer
Why?
After the Second World War, the four victorious powers divided Germany into four occupation zones: the USA, the Soviet Union, Great Britain and France. Memory aid: four powers, four zones. Japan was Germany's ally in the war, and the other countries mentioned were not occupying powers.
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