US History - Quiz 33 (end of WW II) Flashcards
1
Q
new weapon developed because of the Manhattan Project
A
atomic bomb
2
Q
name given to the massacre of at least six million Jews by the Nazis during World War II
A
Holocaust
3
Q
ideological war that began after World War II ended
A
Cold War
4
Q
international peacekeeping organization established in 1945
A
United Nations
5
Q
the independent state established in 1948
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Israel
6
Q
where the D-Day invasion occurred
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Normandy, France
7
Q
Germany’s last major offensive of World War II
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Battle of the Bulge
8
Q
this city was divided into Eastern and Western sections after World War II
A
Berlin
9
Q
name of the conference when Joseph Stalin was given a large section of Poland and other concessions
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Yalta Conference
10
Q
the law that weakened the power of labor union
A
Taft-Hartley Act
