Question 167

Question 208 of 300History and Responsibility

Which countries were referred to as "Allied occupying powers" in Germany after the Second World War?

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Correct answer to question 167: USA, Soviet Union, Great Britain, France

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After the Second World War Germany was occupied by the four victorious powers: the USA, the Soviet Union, Great Britain and France. They took over supreme governmental authority in 1945 and divided the country into four occupation zones.

The question in German, as it appears in the test

Welche Länder wurden nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg in Deutschland als „Alliierte Besatzungsmächte“ bezeichnet?

  1. Sowjetunion, Großbritannien, Polen, Schweden
  2. Frankreich, Sowjetunion, Italien, Japan
  3. USA, Sowjetunion, Spanien, Portugal
  4. USA, Sowjetunion, Großbritannien, Frankreich

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