As a result of World War II, Germany was

divided based on geographic features
divided along ideological lines
divided along ethnic lines
divided along religious lines

geographic features

Explanation:

After the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, Germany was divided between the two global blocs in the East and West, a period known as the division of Germany. Germany was stripped of its war gains and lost territories in the east to Poland and the Soviet Union.

a social contract.

"a social contract is an agreement between citizens and their leader where the citizens give up certain freedoms in exchange for protection. the constitution of the united states is an example of a social contract."

the democratic and republican parties

explanation: