Post WWII Flashcards

1
Q
nazi criminals were taken to trial
justice jackson
24 nazis went to trial
1 committed suicide 
1 was medically unfit and died
3/22 were acquitted 
the rest were sentenced to death by hanging or prison time 
each was allowed to get their own attorneys
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nuremberg trials

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2
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direct result of WWII
wanted to prevent future similar conflicts
promoted peace

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united nations

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3
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many of the displaced people went here
united nations helped w this
1948

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israel

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4
Q

modernized production in russia

factories owned by government

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five year plans

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5
Q

round up peasants, put them on a huge piece of land to work and mass produce food together

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collectivization

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6
Q

wealthy farmer
killed their crops and livestock because they were not put in charge
stalin liquidates the class and people in it
major food crisis

A

kulak

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7
Q

stalin went after those who disagreed with his idea of communism
aka “stalin’s reign of terror”
millions were purged (old communist members, army members, industrial management, religious people)
many were sent to a labor camp or exiled to siberia

A

the great purge

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8
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labor camps

A

gulags

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9
Q

war on religion

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the great purge

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10
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must serve for 4 years

lower loans on homes, medical insurance, payed tuition

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G. I. bill

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11
Q

when communist uprising happens, we must get involved

containing communism

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truman doctrine

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12
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wanted to get people involved in the rebuilding of europe
worked well
helped US because it was a loan, helping us economically

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marshall plan

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13
Q

most powerful alliance on planet
needed to help citizens
north atlantic treaty organization

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NATO

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14
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communist version of NATO

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warsaw pact

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15
Q

civil war broke out in
dynasty was no longer, leading to a mess
communist uprisings

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china

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16
Q

ruler of china, ultimately brought communism to china
totalitarian control
allied w russia

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mao zedong

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17
Q

factories being built
people had to work hard and long
terrible products
over 50 million chinese starved to death

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great leap forward

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18
Q

lead US troops in engagement
wanted to attack china but truman said no
began speaking out against truman, getting him fired

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douglas macarthur

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19
Q

won by a landslide
both parties wanted him to run for their side
immediately seeking peace
wanted to end in stalemate, still following truman doctrine
election 1952

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eisenhower

20
Q

border still remains
most heavily guarded borders
worlds largest minefield surrounded by sniper posts

A

korea today

21
Q

where did korea split

A

38” parallel

22
Q

mutually assured destruction

“two scorpions in a bottle”

23
Q

round ball soviets launched into space

first object placed in space

24
Q

race to get to space first

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space race

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pushing eachother to the brink of war | so tense in situation that one move could lead to war
brinkmanship
26
took oil companies away and gov became in charge
iran
27
important for european trade britain decided not to find, because communists were also helping fund britain and israel v egypt ex of brinkmanship
suez canal
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US will protect middle eastern nations fighting communist nations
eisenhower doctrine
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soviet’s decided to use violence to spread communism | US opened immigration quota, but would not enter battle
hungary
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``` wisconsin senator said he had 200 names of communists serving in the gov went on for years ruined people’s lives went after important people high level of disrespect refused to produce his list senator voted to censor him alcoholic drank full bottle of whiskey per day ```
joseph macarthy
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married couple husband had ability to obtain nuclear secrets and sold them to soviets wife was accomplice found guilty and given electric chair
rosenbergs
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created major roads autobon transport military supplies and land planes every 5 miles, 1 mike needs to be straight in case of emergency plane landings
federal highway act
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separate crews for each task that needed to be accomplished | have to have standardization
levittown
34
everyone did what they were supposed to do | youth conformed
silent generation
35
people in suburbs made it a competition to have he best things
keeping up with the jones’
36
most products revolved around things you need Items are significantly cheaper than before biggest consumer item was baby products
consumerism
37
countries within soviet union | communism forced upon them
satellite state/ nation
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rachel carson | beginning of environmental movement
silent spring
39
C. I. A. got involved 1950 overthrew gov
shah on iran
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what was the first major decision UN made
taking over israel
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code name for hydrogen bond
mike
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leader after stalin
khrushchev
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first dog sent to space
laika
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round up peasants, put them on huge piece of land to work and mass produce food together stalin
collectivization
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equality want people to give up economic freedoms for well-being of everyone stalin
communism