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Approximatley how many people were killed during WW2 |
50 million people |
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Describe the scene of the war-torn countries after WW2 |
-germany, japan, china, and soviet union and others wrre destroyed -cities, factories, harbors, bridges, railroad, farms, and homes in ruins -twenty million refugees wandered through europe -hunger, disease, and mentalillness were rampant |
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Why did delegates from 50 nations meet in San Francisco in April 1945 |
To form a united nation charter |
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What 5 countries make up the security council of United Nations? What was their goal? |
US, Soviet Union, Great Britain, France, and China The goal was to give these great powers the authority to ensure peace |
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What was the cold war |
A state of tension and hostility between nations aligned with the US on one side and the soviet union on the other |
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What were stalins two goals for eastern europe? |
He wanted to spread communism in the area He wanted to create a buffer zone of friendly governments as a defense against Germany |
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What did roosevelt and churchill want for eastern Europe |
Made a promise "free elections" in europe |
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what actually happened to eastern europe |
Stalin ignored his earlier pledge to do nothing and by 1948 pro-soviet communist governments were ruling in Eastern Europe |
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What was the Truman Doctrine |
This policy said that communism should be limited to the aread already under soviet control |
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What happened during the berlin airlift? |
Cargo planes from the west supplied east berliners with food and supplies for more than a year, eventually forcing the soviets to end the berlin blockade |
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What was the marshall plan? |
A US aid package that provided food and economic assistance to decimated countries in Europe |
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What were the two competing military alliances that formed during the cold war |
Nato and warsaw pact |
