L1 Flashcards
(16 cards)
Yalta Conference(February 1945)
The big three made important decisions about the future of you European governments in Yalta, Russia
Potsdam conference held in Germany
France, Great Britain, the United States, and Soviet Union divided Germany and even its capital Berlin into four zones
Nuremberg Trials
War crime trials of Nazi leaders
Th Big Three
1) Churchill- Great Britain
2) Roosevelt- USA
3) Stalin- Soviet Union
United Nations
(UN)
An organization dedicated to resolving international conflicts
Iron Curtain
A barrier that prevents free exchange of ideas and information
From 1945 to 1990
COLD WAR❄️
Used to describe the struggle for global power between the United States and the Soviet Union
Containment
Preventing the Soviet Union from expanding its influence around the world
Truman Doctrine
Policy of providing aid to help foreign countries fight communism became known as this
Marshall Plan- 1948~1952
U.S gave Western Europe $13 billion in loans to rebuild after WWII
North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO)
•An alliance of U.S.A, Canada, Iceland and nine Western European countries started in 1949
-they promised to defend each other
Warsaw Pact
Alliance of Soviet Union and Eastern European countries
GI Bill of Rights
Servicemen’s Readjustment Act
Offered veterans money for school, and loans for homes, farms, and business
Labor Unrest
- po35% of workers were members of unions
- millions of workers went on strike
- Truman did not do a good job handling labor strikes
1947 Taft-Hartely Act
- )Nonunion workers can be hired
2. ) Must have an 80 day cooling off period before strike is held
Fair Deal
- higher minimum wage (from 40¢ to 75¢/hour)
* expanded Social Security for elderly
