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UNit 7 Flashcards

1
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IN 1942 FDR signs what

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Executive order 9066

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2
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Japanese in the US would either be in

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jail or internment camps. This is military necessity

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if the japanese are not monitored amers, they would believe that japanese would ..

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  • the US japanese would support the japanese war effort
  • become spies
  • undermind our national security
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What are the 2 types of centers

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Assembly center and relecation center

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what is the assembly center

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where people were “processed”, it was a temporary camp then people would be moved to permanent camps
Note: ONE WAS ON THE POMONA FAIR GROUNDS

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What is a relocation center

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A Permanent center where internees were held

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7
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what were the relocation camps guarded by

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US soliders
some people shared toilets and other things even when they are very conservative people.

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8
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Were their any spies in the japanese population

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no, FDR’s segregation camps were a success but that was bc their were no spies.

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9
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what does ronald regan do to the Japanese 45 years later after the centers/camps were closed

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If you were a survivor (1988) of the camp you were paid 20,000

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10
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What are the 4 freedoms

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  1. Freedom of speech and expression
  2. Freedom of worship
  3. Freedom from want
  4. Freedom from fear
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11
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Who made the art displaying the 4 freedoms

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Norman rockwell

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12
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What are some things in the media that start to become popular during the war

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movies, radios, entertainers

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13
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what controlled the war news in America

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Office of war informations
test answer

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14
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The west coast practiced

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nighttime blackouts

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15
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Nationwide citizens practiced

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Air- Raid drills

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16
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When was the invasion of Normandy

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D day (operation overlord)
June 6

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17
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What were the outcomes of Normandy

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  1. liberation of paris france
  2. Began the March of germany
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18
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What was the purpose of the battle of the buldge

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to take back paris

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19
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What are the main points about the battle of the buldge

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  1. It was hitlers last ditch effort
  2. Americans were outnumbered. We held out ground for 8 days then 200,000 reienforments arrived
    test answer
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What was the outcome of the battle of the buldge

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germany was defeated
road to berlin was open

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What is the one thing that shocks america during the final days of WW2

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April 12th, 1945, FDR dies after 12 years of being president and harry S. Truman becomes president

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22
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What was 1 thing FDR had on his desk

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“The Buck Stops Here”

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23
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May 8th 1945 what happened

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V-E day
victory of Europe

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24
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After Europe declares victory who do we still have to deal with

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Japan, the pacific theater

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25
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What was our plan to get to japan

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Our plan was to Island hop, take the outter lands first, take the philippines and then take mainland japan

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26
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What was Iwo jima used for

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The US needed an airbase to attack japan from and they used that island to test their first bomb

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27
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What was the outcome of Iwo Jima

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the US now had a position to launch air attacks on japan

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28
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Did we warn japan about the second bomb in Hiroshima

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yes

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29
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what bomb was dropped in nagasaki

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Fat man

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30
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on Aug 14th what did japan do

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Surrender

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31
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What did we call japan signs of surrender

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V-J day
Victory in japan

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32
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What victory day happened first

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V-E day forst
V-J day second

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33
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converting from wartime to peacetime economy how many workers are availible for work

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10 mill

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34
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who has a hard time during the conversion of war to peace

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women in the working feild

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35
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What are we converting to after war

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Wartime to peace time economy

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36
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what was a consequence for people not giving up their job for veterans coming back

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they were fired

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37
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What is the Taft Hartley act

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trying to get rid of the strikes from people.
congresses attempt to crush organized labor strikes.
believed that the strikes will weaken the economy.

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38
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What does G.I stand for

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general issue

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39
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What did the G.I bill of rights do for veterans

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when veterans came back from war instead of finding jobs the gov. funded college, housing, and pensions. they were given those opportunities.

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40
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What funds did G.I have

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  • funds to open businesses or farms
  • opened the calif. state uni. system
  • Low - interest rate home loans w zero down payment
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41
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What consumer goods helped economic growth

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Cars
Tv’s
Refrigerators
vacuums
Cameras
washing machines

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42
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if consumers are spending more then..

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wages are going up

43
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Raising _____ - the money left over after bills are paid

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Discretionary income
test answer

44
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What was the fastest growing post war industry

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Advertising

45
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the first time in US history what was outnumbered in terms of workig

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service workers outnumbered manufacturing workers

46
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what certian jobs were growing at this time

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government jobs and hospitality/recreation

47
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What boomed in automobile culture

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drive ins and curb side service
“come as you are, eat in your car”

48
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What was the hwy act of 1956

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$32 bill. to build 40,000 miles of federal highways

49
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why did americans move to the subrubs (away from cities

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  1. Automobile availibility
  2. the highway system
  3. affordable mass produced housing
50
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After WW2 the allied powers consisted of

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britian
23 other nations
US
soviet union

51
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who out of the allied powers had tensions rising

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US and soviets

52
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Wha was the Yalta conference

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the leaders of the allied nations met in the soviet resort town (russia) of Yalta on the black sea.
they talked about dividing stuff

53
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Who were the Big three

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Winston churchill
franklin roosevelt (FDR)
stalin

54
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what did winston churchill want to do

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save the british empire

55
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what did FDR want to do

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he wanted worldwide spread of democracy and free trade

56
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what did stalin want from the confrence

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protect boarders
- rebuild country

57
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what did the big 3 agree to in the yalta confrence

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-dividing germany into zones of ocupation ran by the allies
- require germany to pay limited reparations to the soviets
- occupation plan for the rest of eastern europe w free election
- create united nations for international peace

58
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what was the potsdam confrence

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another big 3 meeting that took place at potsdamn germnay

59
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who took FDRs place in potsdman

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truman

60
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what did the big 3 do in potsdamn

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finalize division lines w germany berlin into 4 zones

61
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who controlled the 4 zones of germany and berlin

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  1. US
  2. the soviets
  3. Britian
  4. france
62
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While at postdamn truman was notified of what

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the atomic bomb was successful
this was called the trinity test
test answer

63
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what was the US point of view of the world after WW2

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we had a booming economy that controlled over 50% of the worlds wealth.
-emerged more powerful, while the soviets wer ein shambles

64
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what does stalin say about the US

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capitalism is danergous to world peace

65
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to protect the soviets what does stalin so

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  1. no trade with the west
  2. develop own modern weapons (bombs)
66
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What is the cold war

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A time of struggle for international dominance

67
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Free: the US/Soviet WW2 alliance had collapsed

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-they fought fo control over Europe and the atomic weapon
- avoided direct fighting
- goal: block others from worldwide goals

68
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In 1947 stalin tries to take control of what

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the Dardanelles
he believed if he can take control of that he can take control of Europe

69
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what are dardanelles

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Greece and turkey’s shipping channel (links between the black sea to the mediteranean sea)

70
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who said that communism is a worldwide threat

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truman

71
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what is containment

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the resistriction of communism to its current boarders

keep it where it is, no spreading, no forcing

72
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where did we get idea of containment

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from the truman doctrine

73
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Wat was the marshall plan

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A plan to help Europe rebuild
1. cities were in ruins
2. Roads/canals were destroyed
3. Millions were sick, homeless, and hungry

74
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how much did we give Europe in money for aid

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17 billion

75
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to qualify to get the money (aid ) from the US what was the catch

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nations had to agree to spend the money on US goods

76
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how many nations agree to take the US aid

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16 nations agree to take the money aid and the soviets refuse.
the soviets did not like this plan

77
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what is the result of the marshall plan

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communism influence in west Europe and west berlin were weakened

78
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what are our goals for the crisis in berlin vs U.S.S.R(soviets)

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the US wants a strong germany to refuse communism vs the U.S.S.R wants a powerless germany to infleunce communism

79
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While the US, Britian, and france begin to help free germany and West berlin what do the soviets do

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blocade west berlin
1. shut off power and food supply
2. their goal was to get the allies to give on on saving germany OR surrender all of berlin
3. stalin was willing to let 2 bill. people starve

80
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What does truman do in response to stalins actions in the berlin crisis

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stalins blockade fails bc truman sends the berlin airlifts, where we send in food and stupplies to berlin. everyone sees the US as heros

81
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what is a new alliance after the berlin crisis

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NATO
Nort Atlantic Treaty Org.
US, canada, and 10 European nations
the goal of this was so that each member would defend each other and they would all contain communism

82
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In response to NATO what does stalin make

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He made the warsaw pact which cotained the soviets and east European alliances

83
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What is NSC

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national security Counsil report

84
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what does the NSC say

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the US should begin a massive weapons build to stay ahead of the soviets and this contributes to the M.A.D (Mutually assured destruction) policy

85
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What is capitalism

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-private ownership of industry
- freedom of competition
-survival of the fittest
- laissez fair gov.
- creates diff economic classes

86
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What is socialism

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creates a classess society
- gov. ownership of industry
- bring economic equality

87
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What is democracy

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  • gov formed by the people
  • 2 types forms
  • representative (US)
  • Direct (pure a;; citizens vote)
88
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What is totalitarianism

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  • gov. of one or a few
  • total control over many aspects of peoples lives
  • no freedom of press or speech
89
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what is freedom

Highly valued

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-freedom of press
of speech
of opportunity

90
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what does Equality mean

highly valued

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basic needs: food, housing jobs, education
- all supplies by gov

91
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what does individualism mean

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streses the need for all people to do things on their own
- competition: best individuals
- reach higher levels of power

92
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what does collectivism mean

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stresses the need for people to work togehter to benefit
- “All for one, one for all”

93
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what form of democracy does the US have

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representitive democracy

94
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group of students in china did what hoping to turn china communist

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chinese communist party

95
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the nationalist were led by

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chiang kai-shek

96
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the communist led by

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mao zedong

97
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who wins the rpublic of china

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mao

98
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where are the nationalist pushed out to

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tiwan

99
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how was korea split

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by the 38th parallel,
this happened after the soviets and the US troops drove japan out of korea. they were split in 2
north controlled by soviets
South controlled by US

100
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how does the korean war start and what is the timeline

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  1. june 1950 - communist North invades south korea
  2. oct 1950 - the US forces push back against the North
  3. nov 1950 -china allies itself with north korea and push south

4.
july 1953
armistice (seize fire) and boarder set at the 38th paralllel.

101
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why was mcarther fired from leading the US troops in the korean war

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for suggesting to use nuclear bombs on china to show that we are serious

102
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What is brinkmanship

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the threat of massive retalliation
brink of war

103
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why did the US create. the CIA

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to gather strategic & convert secret info, soon overthrew gov in Iran and guatemala
this helps us collect info from other nations to keep communism at bay

104
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who comes to power in the soviet union after stalin dies

A

Nikita Khroshchue

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