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History 150 Final
Final - Cold War/WWII
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Undergraduate 1
12/15/2011

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United States recognition of Russia
Definition
Great Depression and the United States self interest
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Atlantic Charter
Definition
Roosevelt and Churchill, a joint statement of war aims. 8 Points which was a mixture of the New Deal and Wilson's Fourteen Points
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Casablanca Conference
Definition
FDR, Prime Minister Churchill. Policy of unconditional Axis surrender. Rejection of Stalin's second front idea
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Teheran Conference
Definition
Meeting in Iran during WWII of FDR, Churchill and Stalin. Agreement reached on allied plans for war and post-war cooperation. Discussed Invasion of France, Stalin would enter war against Japan
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Moscow Agreement
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Churchill and Stalin meet and make deals between each other. FDR upset because it showed how little his allies valued the Atlantic Charter
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Yalta Conference
Definition
Churchill, FDR, Stalin
Agree on:
1. Four-Power occupation of Germany
2. Founding conference for UN to be held later that year
3. Soviet Unions agreement to enter war against Japan
4. Some government shit in Poland
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Potsdam Conference
Definition
Truman, Stalin, Churchill(Clement Richards Attlee?) Truman ordered the bomb dropped on japan if they did not surrender
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Potsdam Declaration
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USA British and Chinese government demand Japan surrender or face "Prompt and utter destruction" "The Babies have been Delivered"
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Nation Security Act
Definition
CIA, Department of Defense, National Security Council all created
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Truman Doctrine
Definition
Truman justified aid to Greece and Turkey and keep them from communist domination
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Marshall Plan
Definition
European recover program
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NSC-68
Definition
The United States makes itself the world-police on fighting Communism
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Eisenhower Doctrine
Definition
The United States would offer economic and military aid to any middle Eastern nations to prevent them be controlled by communists
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U-2 Summit
Definition
Captured U-2 pilot, at first denied but then Eisenhower fessed up to it
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Nixon Doctrine
Definition
Will help other countries but after that help they are responsible for taking care of themselves
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Carter Doctrine
Definition
United States pledged to oppose by force if necessary any further aggression in the Persian Gulf
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Black Shirts
Definition
People who support Mussolini
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Battle of Grain
Definition
Battle to make Italy self-sufficient under Mussolini
Term
Animal Farm
Definition
Satire on Stalin
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Menshovics
Definition
MOderate Marxists start Bulshovic Revolution but then are replaced by the people who the revolution is named for
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White Army
Definition
Russian civil war, non communist Russians
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Pope Pius the Second
Definition
Lakran accord, makes deal with Mussolini and creates the Vatican City. Vatican agrees to not speak out against Mussolini
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Sparticus Revolt
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German Communists
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Leon Trovski
Definition
Muscle in the BUlshovic Revolution
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Joseph Gobbles
Definition
Leader of propaganda and media during WWII Germany
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Ethiopia
Definition
Invaded by Mussolini
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Facists
Definition
Mussolini, Hitler, Franco
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St Louis
Definition
Large number of jews attempting to flee Germany but then refused access
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Hoovers Offer to England
Definition
America will take British possessions or land to pay for war-debt
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Real End of WWII
Definition
When President hearting signs a resolution since we we're not part of the versai treaty
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