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History
8th Grade
05/22/2012

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Term
American deaths –
Definition
about 500,000 Americans died in WWII
Term
Marshall Plan –
Definition
Secretary of State George Marshall’s plan to rebuild Europe after the war
Term
Potsdam Conference
Definition
– Allies meet to plan the end of the war
Term
Nuremberg Trials –
Definition
Nazi war criminals are put on trial for war crimes in Nuremberg, Germany
Term
United Nations –
Definition
international peace organization to resolve conflicts before they start; replaced League of Nations
Term
G.I. Bill of Rights –
Definition
provide money for returning soldiers to go to school and pay living expenses
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Israel –
Definition
in 1948 the United Nations re-created the State of Israel for Jewish homeland; many survivors of death camps
went to Israel
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Atomic Age –
Definition
world changed with the development and use of atomic bomb
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