Question

after World War II what three steps did the Western allies and Soviets take to ensure that Germany wouldn’t again threaten the security of Europe

Answer 1

After World War II, the Western allies and the Soviet Union did the following:

1) Split up Germany into two different parts- Germany was split up into East and West Germany. East Germany was controlled by the Soviet Union. West Germany was controlled by the United States, France, and Great Britain.

2) Split up the capital of Germany (Berlin) into two different parts-  East Berlin was controlled by the Soviet Union and West Berlin was controlled by the Western allies.

3) Broke up Nazi party and punished leaders- Leaders of the Nazi Party were put on trial thanks to the United Nations. These hearings, known as the Nuremberg Trials, helped to punish German officers responsible for the deaths of millions of innocent European citizens.

Answer 2

After Germany was defeated the allies did the following to ensure that the country would not disturb the world peace again.
a. Germany was divided
Germany was divided among the four allies, namely Great Britain,France,USA and Russia. 
b. in addition, its capital city was divided into two,east and west Berlin,until reunification.
c. Thirdly, the soviet occupied Germany was heavily demilitarized and its manufacturing powers stripped. the other allies in west Germany only agreed to restore civilian rule to west Germany  after formation of Nato. A demilitarized Germany was at the heart of allied thoughts.




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