Political Developments: The Position of the USA at the end of WWII Flashcards
1
Q
What international organisatisation was the USA the leader of? (UN)
A
United Nations
2
Q
Which financial system was created in 1944?
A
The Bretton Woods System
3
Q
What did the Bretton Woods system do?
A
It made the dollar the global standard currency
4
Q
Which part of Europe did the USA have an influence in due to the Yalta and Potsdam Conferences?
A
Germany
5
Q
Until what year was the USA the only nation with nuclear weapons?
A
1949
6
Q
What would the 1941 Atlantic Charter to do colonies of old European empires over time after WWII?
A
Force them to have democracy
7
Q
What year was NATO established?
A
1949
8
Q
What does NATO stand for?
A
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
9
Q
What did the 1944 GI Bill of Rights do?
A
It helped young returning soldiers pay for their college tuition
