Section 1 Flashcards
The three leaders made important decisions about the future of European governments
Yalta Conference
In November 1945 the tribunal put high ranking Nazis on trail in the German city of Nuremberg in what became known as the
Nuremberg trails
An organization dedicated to resolving international conflicts
United Nations
Came to be used to describe the struggle for global power between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Cold War
Or preventing the Soviet Union from expanding its influence around the world.
Containment
This policy of providing aid to help foreign countries fight communism became known as the
Truman Doctrini
Western Europe received more then $13billion in U.S. loan and grants for European economic recovery between 1948 and 1952
Marshall plan
United States joined nine Western European countries, along with Iceland and Canada to form
NATO
Offered veterans money for school as well as loans for houses, farms, businesses
GI Bill Of Rights
The higher minimum wage, the creation of a national health insurance plan for all Americans, and expanded Social Security benefits for the elderly
Fair Deal
Clement Attlee, Harry Truman, and Joseph Stalin (seated left to Rights) met at Potsdam in 1945
Potsdam