Lesson 1: "Adjusting to Peace" Flashcards
Why were the Rosenbergs executed?
They were doing Communist activities
The Big Three
- Churchill- Great Britain
- Roosevelt- USA
- Stalin- Soviet Union
Yalta Conference (February 1945)
The big three made important decisions about the future of European governments in Yalta, Russia
Potsdam Conference held in Germany
France, Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union divided Germany and even it’s capital Berlin into four zones
Nuremberg Trials
War crime trials of Nazi leaders
United Nations (UN)
An organization dedicated to resolving world conflicts
When was Israel created?
Israel was created in 1948
Iron Curtain
The military, political, and ideological barrier established between the Soviet block and Western Europe from 1945 to 1990; a barrier that prevents free exchange of ideas and information
Cold War
Used to describe the struggle for global power between the United States and the Soviet Union
Containment
Foreign policy of trying to stop the spread of Communism
Truman Doctrine
Provided aid to help foreign countries fight Communism
Marshall Plan (1948-1952)
The U.S. gave Western Europe $13 billion in loans to rebuild after WW11
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
An alliance of the U.S.A., Canada, Iceland, and nine Western European countries started in 1949. They promised to defend each other
Warsaw Pact
Alliance of the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries
GI Bill of Rights (Servicemen’s Readjustment Act)
Offered veterans money for school, and loans for homes, farms, and businesses
