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Wolf Pack
Define. What country were U-boats able to easily attack? |
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Groups of U-boats that preyed on America in particular.
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Erwin Rommel
Who was he? What country did he fight for control over? What was his nickname? |
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German general, faought for North Africa, nicknamed Desert fox. |
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The attempted extermination of all Jewish people as led by Adolf Hitler. |
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Internment
Who was sent to these camps? Why? What were the conditions of the camps like? |
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Japanese Americans were sent to these camps because of their anscestory or past, and camps were cramped, under educated, with bad health care. |
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United Nations
What was it? What was its purpose? What two countries did the US help to rebuild? |
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A group to encourage cooperation between nations and prevent future wars. Europe and Japan. |
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V-J Day
Define. Did fighting end first in Europe or in the Pacific? |
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Victory in Japan Day, fighting ended in Europe first. |
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Containment
What was it meant to do? Who created it? |
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The resistance of Soviet expansion of power and territory, created by George F. Kennan. |
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Iron Curtain
What does this term refer to? Who created this phrase? |
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The sharp division of Europe as caused by Communism. Winston Churchill. |
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The Marshall Plan
What was the goal of this program? |
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To rebuild Europe after WWII |
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An escalating battle between technology and weaponary between the United States and Soviet Union. |
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Berlin Airlift
What was it? Why was it created? |
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The import of supplies into Berlin by airplane to supply the city because it had been cut off by the Soviet Union. |
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Organization for providing loans and advice to contries for the purpose of reducing poverty. |
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International Monetary Fund
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System for promoting rderly financial relationships between countries, designed to prevent economic crises, and to encourage trade and economic growth |
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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
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Agreement among member nations on rules and regulations for international trade, focused on reducing tariffs and othe trade barriers. |
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Joseph McCarthy
Who was he? What did he claim to know? Why was McCarthyism readily believed by Americans? |
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A politician who said he had a list of communist politicians in the government, because people were already afraid of communists and it played off of that in an attempt to launch his political career to new heights. |
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Who was he? Why did he criticize Democrats for their handling of the korean War? What presidential election year(s) did he win? |
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Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO)
What was it? Who were members? |
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An anti-communist group including Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States |
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Nuclear Fallout
Define. How did Americans prepare for this? |
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The excess radiation produced from a nuclear explosion, duck and cover drills and the creation of fallout shelters.. |
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John F. Kennedy
Who was he? What advantages did he have over Nixon? In what ways did his election as president suggest change? How was he killed? |
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A movie star turned politician who used his looks on camera as an advantage. His youth versus the age of Nixon. He was assasinated. |
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Cuban Missile Crisis
What was it? Why did it start? What were the effects of the crisis? |
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The discovery of Soviet missiles in Cuba within range of the United States, that ended in strained relations between the US and Cuba, and the removal of missles from Cuba and Turkey. |
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The loss of discrimination between two races |
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
What was it? What was its purpose?
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The refusal of African Americans to ride the bus due to the arrest of Rosa Parks, and meant to desegregate buses. |
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Little Rock Nine
Who were they? How did the president help? |
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African American teenagers who were prevented from attending the now unsegregated high school until the National Guard was sent in. |
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De Jure Segregation
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De Facto Segregation
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The belief that African Americans would only achieve equality through African Americans being put into power. |
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The process of the forcible admission of young men over the age of 18 into the US armed services. |
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Operation Rolling Thunder
What was it? |
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Continual carpet bombing of Vietnam. |
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