Germany after World War II

The following questions cover the history of Germany following World War II:

1. What is the importance of the Yalta Conference?

2. Delineate the divisions of Germany in the Potsdam Agreements of 1945.

3. Why was West Germany created?

4. Find photos of Reichsmarschall Hermann Goering at Nuremberg.

5. Identify:

• Konrad Adenauer

• Ludwig Erhard

• Willy Brandt

4. Describe the German economic recovery after World War II.

5. Compare and contrast the success of democracy in the Federal Republic with that of the Weimar Republic.

6. Be familiar with institutions and leaders of the German Democratic Republic.

7. How did the Communist Party start in eastern Europe?

8. What are the disadvantages of a planned economy reflected in the experience of East Germany?

9. Why was the Berlin Wall Constructed?