Adjusting To Peace Flashcards

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Yalta conference

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The three leaders made important decisions about the future of European governments

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Nuremberg trials

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In November 1945 the tribunal put high- ranking Nazis on trial in the German city of Nuremberg.

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United Nations

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An organization dedicated to resolving international conflicts

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Cold War

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Came to be used came to be used to describe the struggle for global power between the United States land Soviet Union

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5
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Containment

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Or preventing of the Soviet Unionfrom expanding its influence around the world

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Truman Doctrine

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This policy of providing aid to foreign countries fight communism.

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Marshal Plan

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Western Europe received more than 13 billion in US loans and grants for European economic recovery.

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NATO

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The US joined 9 Western European countries, along With Canada and Iceland

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GI bill of rights

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Offered Veterans money for school and loans for houses, farms businesses

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Fair deal

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Included a higher minimum wage, the creation of of a national health insurance plan for all Americans, and expanded social security benefits for the elderly

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