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A form of radical socialism where the economy and property are controlled by the government, creating economic equality.
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Opposed to communism, this was supposed to direct power to the people. All of the power goes to the government, not individuals, and it is led by a dictatorship. It promotes aggressive nationalism, militarism, and imperialism.
#forthepeoplebutnotreally |
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Dictator of the Soviet Union. He controlled industry and agriculture to increase the power of the country. He tolerated no opposition and millions of Russians died under his rule
#stalinwithhismercy |
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Wrote Mein Kampf, which promoted German self-determination through expansion and racially purifying the Aryan German people. He became the Nazi dictator of Germany in 1934. He militarized the country and invaded the land that Germany had lost in World War I, and attacked "non-Aryan" groups and other opponents.
#notoriousrule1934 |
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A ship of Jewish refugees to the United States was denied due to nativist immigration laws. Many of these refugees returned to Europe and died in the Holocaust.
#letmypeoplein |
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7 December 1941. Japan launched a surprise attack on this American naval base in Hawaii, killing thousands of Americans and destroying many ships. This act drew America into World War II
#suddenattacksudddenwar |
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Using fear and false accusations to gain power and ruin the reputations of others
#everyonesared |
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A law that allowed for the lending of war materials to Britain. This lent aid eventually spread to other countries
#wearenothelpingbutyoucanborrow |
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Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill met and set post-war goals after Germany's defeat. They agreed to promote self-government and oppose imperialism. They called for cooperation between nations, which would lead to the creation of the United Nations
#endofwardiscussions |
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These were laws that aimed to keep the United States out of war by avoiding the causes of World War I. It banned travel on foreign ships and loans to countries at war.
#keepingoutofit |
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A new "barrier" that isolated Soviet-controlled countries in Eastern Europe from the West
#shieldeddifferences |
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American foreign policy that kept communism from spreading.
#containtheredplague |
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Congress' efforts to stabilize countries in Western Europe and to keep communism contained
#moneyforyourtroubles |
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Regulated production and converted many factories to produce war materials.
#buildforwar |
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The southern and western region of the United States that has a warm climate. During World War II, many new factories and military bases were built here.
#sunshineandwork |
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A famous symbol that encouraged women to work on the home front
#womencandoit |
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When Stalin blockaded West Berlin from Marshall Plan aid, Truman used airplanes to bypass the blockade to save West Berlin from communism, airdropping supply and aid.
#helpfromtheskies |
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Black leaders promoted fighting against Hitler's racism and racism in the United States
#tworacismsforone |
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Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin began making post-war plans with Germany close to defeat. They agreed to create a new world peace organization.
#uniteforpeacefornomorewar |
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After the Holocaust, the UN created the Jewish homeland in the Middle Eat, which disrupted the peace of surrounding Arab-Muslim countries.
#newhomeinahostileland |
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Became president after Roosevelt died of a stroke. He was still responsible for winning the war in the Pacific Theater.
#presidentamidstwar |
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A top-secret government project aimed to build the first atomic bomb
#topsecretdestruction |
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Replaced the League of Nations at the end of World War II. It was stronger and could use military force.
#strongerforpeace |
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Post-war time of tension between communist and anti-communist countries, especially between the Soviet Union and the United States.
#coldtension |
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Communist North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950, challenging containment. The UN, led by the United States, authorized force to stop North Korea. After MacArthur was able to push the North Koreans past the 38th Parallel and close to the Chinese border, which led to a Chinese counterattack, it settled by dividing North and South Korea by the 38th Parallel.
#wardividesanation |
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Time in the United States of high fear of communism and nuclear war during the Cold War
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Pivotal battle on the Eastern Front where Hitler intended on capturing Stalingrad. There was brutal urban fighting and over one million people died. The Soviet Union defeated the Germans and they began pushing them back.
#turningpointinthemotherland |
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A turning point in the Pacific Theater where Japan's advance through the Pacific was halted and began to decline. After breaking Japanese codes, naval forces under Nimitz ambushed the Japanese fleet. Japan was defeated and suffered devastating losses.
#littleislandbigstakes |
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Commanded the army in the Pacific Theater
#onemanarmy |
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The Allies, led by Eisenhower, began their invasion of Western Europe. Over 100,000 troops landed on the coast of Normandy and fought against heavy Germany defenses. After pushing through, the Allies were able to push to Paris and liberate France and move on toward Germany.
#pushonthebeach |
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Strategy adopted by Admiral Nimitz of capturing small islands in order to get closer to Japan, eventually enabling an invasion.
#oneislandatatime |
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| NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) |
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Formed in April 1949. This was an anti-communist military alliance of Western European nations that the United States eventually joined.
#anticommywest |
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| HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee) |
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A group in Congress that investigated and exposed communist spies
#communistsinyourgovernment
#itsmorelikelythanyouthink |
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| Office of Price Administration |
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Regulated prices and required rationing of products that were vital to the war effort
#dowithlesssotheyllhaveenough |
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| Korematsu v. United States |
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Supreme Court case ruling that Japanese internment was constitutional as a national security measure
#justiceforjapanese |
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