Question

Select all that apply.
Besides the United States, what other nations gained control of Germany following World War II?
Great Britain
Poland
Netherlands
Soviet Union
France

Answer 1

Besides the United States, it was mainly "Great Britain" and the "Soviet Union" that gained control of Germany following World War II, since this had to due with ideological differences that cause the Cold War. 

Answer 2

The correct answers are the following

• Great Britain
• Soviet Union
• France

After WWII, after its unconditional surrender, Germany was divided in four occupation zones during the Postdam Conference in August 1945. Each of the zones was supposed to be controlled by one of the four victorious allied powers: UK, US, France and URSS.

The regions controlled by the first three (US, UK and France) were unified and became a capitalist nation, the Federal Republic of Germany. Meanwhile, the area controlled by the URSS remained apart and a socialist republic was created, known as the German Democratic Republic.