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The __ Trials made permanent the story of the Holocaust and other Nazi crimes against humanity.
Nuremberg
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The __ Trials made permanent the story of the Holocaust and other Nazi crimes against humanity.
Nuremberg
Winston Churchill invented the term ___ to describe the communist oppression that took over eastern Europe.
"iron curtain"
President Truman desired to continue tight federal control of the economy through his _ program.
Fair Deal
The boom was a period of unprecedented population growth in America after World War II.
baby
The Soviet Union developed of its own by 1949.
atomic weapons
____ was the most-decorated American soldier of the war, he earned 33 medals while capturing or killing 240 Axis soldiers.
Audie Murphy
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
The __ Trials made permanent the story of the Holocaust and other Nazi crimes against humanity. | Nuremberg |
Winston Churchill invented the term ___ to describe the communist oppression that took over eastern Europe. | "iron curtain" |
President Truman desired to continue tight federal control of the economy through his _ program. | Fair Deal |
The boom was a period of unprecedented population growth in America after World War II. | baby |
The Soviet Union developed of its own by 1949. | atomic weapons |
____ was the most-decorated American soldier of the war, he earned 33 medals while capturing or killing 240 Axis soldiers. | Audie Murphy |
Which statement best explains why the Allies selected Nuremberg as the site for war crime trials after World War II? | Nuremberg was home to the Nazi Party and the anti-Semitic Nuremberg laws. |
The Tuskegee Airmen were ___ combat pilots during World War II. | African American |
The _ Amendment limited U.S. Presidents to two terms. | Twenty-second |
President Truman called Eleanor Roosevelt "The First Lady of the __" for her many contributions. | World |
In the , known as the GI Bill, the government agreed to pay for college for returning military veterans. | Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 |
The headquarters of the United Nations are in ___. | New York City |
The __ was a policy of using any nonmilitary measures to stop the spread of communism. | Truman Doctrine |
The was instrumental in overturning Plessy v. Ferguson. | NAACP |
The International Military tried Nazi war criminals. | Tribunal |
Freeing men for combat duty, ferried military planes. | WASPs |
Victory freed up food to be sent overseas to soldiers and refugees. | Gardens |
The Council is the United Nation's most powerful council. | Security |
The economic prosperity of the 1950's was reflected in the huge growth in ___. | popularity of movies, tourism, travel |
The Office of War provided information to people at home, troops in the fields, and the public in enemy territories. | Information |
This organization of western nations is committed to protecting territory, political independence, and security of member nations. | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
Communists nations formed a union in 1955 for their common defense. | Warsaw Pact |
V signs signified victory over the Axis powers and victory over prejudice. | Double |
Which statement best describes the Soviet Union's motives in dealing with eastern European and Asian countries? | The Soviet Union sought to surround itself with satellite nations and expand communism throughout the world. |
assisted civilians in preparing to survive a nuclear attack. | Civil defense system |
President Truman's Executive Order _ ended segregation in the military. | 9981 |
, after defeating nationalist adversaries, created a communist state in China. | Mao Tse-tung |
____ served as supreme commander for the Allied forces in Europe during World War II. | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
The _ Airlift was an Allied effort to airlift supplies to trapped citizens. | Berlin |
A charter signed by 50 nations on June 26, 1945, formed the ___. | United Nations |
He was the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court. | Thurgood Marshall |
He was the first African American to play Major League Baseball. He paved the way for other Black athletes. | Jackie Robinson |
_ was in charge of the Allied forces fighting in the Southwest Pacific. | Douglas MacArthur |
_ was in charge of the Allied forces fighting in the Southwest Pacific. | Douglas MacArthur |