US Hist U7 Part 4

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This deck covers key events, figures, and policies from post-World War II US history, including the Nuremberg Trials, the Cold War, and significant social changes.

The __ Trials made permanent the story of the Holocaust and other Nazi crimes against humanity.

Nuremberg
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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

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TermDefinition
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