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36 Cards in this Set
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What does the IMF stand for?
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International Monatary Fund
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What does the IMF do?
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-when countries get introuble, countries go to them to get money. It's the bank of last resort.
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When does FDR die?
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April 1945
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What did FDR have plans to do before he died?
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He had plans on how the world would be remade so there would not be another WWII
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Who was Harry S. Truman?
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-becomes president once FDR dies.
-was vice president |
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When does Hitler commit suicide?
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The end of April, 1945
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What is VE day?
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Victory in Europe. There are no more Nazis.
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When do the Nazis surrender?
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May 7, 1945
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What is a Kamikaze?
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Using airplanes for suicide attacks
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When was Iwo Jima attacked?
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February 1945
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When was the bomb in Hiroshima dropped?
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August 6, 1945
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How many bombs were dropped in Hiroshima?
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1 bomb
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When was the bomb in Nagasaki dropped?
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August 9, 1945
-it's the second bomb the U.S. drop |
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Although Japan announces their surrender, who doesn't want to surrender?
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The military
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Winston Churchill was one of the only people who cared about what was going on in ______ ______
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Eastern Europe
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What does Winston Churchill announce in 1946?
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The beginning of the Cold War
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Communist forces try to take over what two countries in 1947?
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Turkey and Greece
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When did the Marshal Plan occur?
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1947
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What was the Berlin Blockade and when did it occur?
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June 1948
-Stalin puts a ring around Berlin -No one is allowed in or out -Supplies are being flown in to Berlin for 11 months -A plane flies into Berlin every 15 minutes -This makes America and Germany allies |
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What is NATO
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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When is NATO created?
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1949
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Communism-
What happens in China and Taiwan? |
China- becomes communist
Taiwan- Non-communists "save" Taiwan from becoming Communist |
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When Stalin goes to war with Japan, what does Russia get?
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Half of Korea
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What happens with Korea in the 1950's?
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-North Korea decides to invade South Korea
.America sent troops to help S. Korea .North Koreans push people to the South West Corner |
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Who was Konrad Adenauer?
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When the Nazis took over, they wanted him to fire all the Jewish employees. He said no.
-Became Chacellor in 1949-1963 -German who is free from any Nazism |
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When does Stalin die?
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1953
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Who takes over once Stalin dies?
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Nikita Khruschchev (1953-1964)
-Stalin did not like him |
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What does Nikita Khruschchev try to do?
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Make the Cold War nicer
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When did the Warsaw Pact occur?
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1955
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Who came up with the Berlin Wall idea and when was it created?
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Khrschchev came up with the idea in 1961.
This was to separate West Berlin from East Berlin |
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When did the Cuban Missle Crisis Occur?
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October 14, 1962
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Russia sent missiles over to Cuba. This major event was called _____
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The Cuban Missile Crisis
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Which president set up a blockade around Cuba
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JFK
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How did this missile crisis end?
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We cut a deal with Russia
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Who becomes president after Khruschchev?
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Leonid Brezhnev
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Why is Khruschchev no longer the president?
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he got arrested
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