WW2 And Its Aftermath Flashcards

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The military alliance the Soviet Union formed

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Warsaw Pact

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A military alliance of the United States Canada and nine European countries

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NATO

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A US aid package to Western European countries

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Marshall plan

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The city in which Nazi leaders were tried for their crimes during the war

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Nuremberg

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A state of tension after World War II

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Cold War

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What important principle did the Nuremberg trials demonstrate

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That national leaders could be held accountable for wartime actions

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Members of which body of the United Nations were given veto rights over decisions

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The Security Council

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What did the Truman doctrine state

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That the United States would help resist communism

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Which statement best describes Germany in the late 1940s and 50s

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West Germany was democratic and East Germany was under Stalin

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