AP Success - AP World History: Yalta Conference & Post-War Europe

"The establishment of order in Europe and the rebuilding of national economic life must be achieved by processes which will enable the liberated peoples to destroy the last vestiges of nazism and fascism and to create democratic institutions of their own choice. This is a principle of the Atlantic Charter - the right of all people to choose the form of government under which they will live. . ."
Yalta Conference, Declaration of a Liberated Europe, February 11, 1945

Question 1

Multiple choice
The Yalta Conference declaration refers to the 'Atlantic Charter.' What was the primary purpose of the Atlantic Charter during World War II?
  • To create a detailed plan for the division of Europe after the war.

  • To announce the unconditional surrender terms for the Axis Powers.

  • To outline the Allied goals for the post-war world.

  • To establish a new military alliance against the Axis Powers.

Question 2

Multiple choice
The 'right of all people to choose the form of government under which they will live' is a principle that most directly reflects which of the following concepts?
  • Self-determination

  • Totalitarianism

  • Imperialism

  • Divine Right of Kings

Question 3

Multiple choice
The Yalta Conference aimed to address the post-war reconstruction of Europe. Which of the following was a key outcome of this conference?
  • The immediate formation of the United Nations.

  • Agreement on the division of Germany into occupation zones.

  • The decision to grant independence to all European colonies.

  • The creation of the European Union.

Question 4

Multiple choice
The reference to 'destroy the last vestiges of nazism and fascism' in the Yalta Conference declaration indicates a post-war goal to:
  • Eradicate the ideologies and structures associated with the defeated Axis powers.

  • Punish all citizens of Axis countries regardless of their personal ideologies.

  • Establish a single-party system across liberated European nations.

  • Implement a policy of isolationism and non-intervention in Europe.

Question 5

Multiple choice
The Yalta Conference and its declaration were significant because they:
  • Laid the groundwork for the political reorganization of post-war Europe.

  • Resulted in the immediate lifting of all wartime economic sanctions.

  • Marked the beginning of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union.

  • Ended the state of war between the Allies and the Axis powers.

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