Which of the following soda brands was created for Nazi Germany during WWII?

FANTA is a brand of fruit-flavored carbonated soft drinks created by Coca-Cola. The drink originated in Nazi Germany for Coca-Cola in 1940 to circumvent a trade embargo of Nazi Germany during World War II. Coca-Cola Germany decided to create a new product for the Nazi market, using only ingredients available in Germany at the time. The plant was cut off from Coca-Cola USA during the war. After the war, the Coca-Cola USA regained control of the plant, as well as the plant profits made during the war.

***Squirt is a carbonated grapefruit drink created by Herb Bishop in 1938 in Arizona.

***Sprite is a soft drink, created by the Coca-Cola Company in West Germany in 1959 and introduced to the United States in 1961.

***A&W Root Beer is a root beer soda, started in 1919 by Roy Allen. In 1922, Allen partnered with Frank Wright and creates the brand "A&W". (US & Canada)

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Don Carey

Not all Germans were Nazi, so the question is pretty silly. The soft drink was developed for people living in Germany during the war. I suppose Nazis drank it too.

Carroll Price

When it came to citizens opposing the State, Germany was no where near as bad as the United States was prior to, and during WW 1, when anyone showing any hesitation in supporting the war effort and hating the Huns were routinely beaten to a pulp ,with large numbers being thrown into prison for years, merely for exercising their constitutional right to free speech. So if you want to raise your voice against government oppression, look no further than the land of the free and home of the brave, and what a crock that last phrase amounts to.

Phil Kennelty

so much for the Coca-cola Company.

Elsy O. Stromberg

Don Carey, It says Nazi Germany, not Nazis.

dlh

😳why did I know this?

mlphilpot

German equals beer,nada!

james parrillo

I did not know Sprite was also a German creation. Thank you, Christine, James's wife

james parrillo

Quizz members, I think it was very important to include that Germany was under Nazi control at the time, because the whole reason Coca-Cola decided to create Fanta was to use materials found in Germany. There was a trade embargo, because the country was under Nazi control. Thank you, Christine, James's wife