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world war 2
germans strated eliminating all jews and other races that werent arian. -
japanese internment
when japanese americans were sent to capms during worl war 2 because the president thought that there might be people in the states working under cover for the japanese government/ -
war refugee board
this organiztaion was told to take all measures to rescue victums of enemy oppression in danger of death. -
GI bill
it aimed to help veterans make a smooth entry into the civilian life. it provided money for veterans to attend school.and loans to buy homes and farms. -
postdam conference
harry truman, Joseph Stalin, and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill met in Potsdam, Germany, from July 17 to August 2, 1945, to negotiate terms for the end of World War II. -
the UN WAS CREATED
when representatives of 26 nations pledged their Governments to continue fighting together against the Axis Powers. -
japans surrender
<a href='http://http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2011/08/07/why_did_japan_surrender/' >japan had no reason to keep fightiing because the war in europe had ended and the U.S. bombed them. -
rebuilding europe
the Marshall Plan provided $13 billion to war-torn Europe as an outright gift -
universal declaration of human rights
all members of the UN had these rights ; all humans are born free and equal. -
the start of the korean war
communism started to spread and northern troops crossed the 38th parallel -
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truman and eisnhower administration
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soviet satellite
the soviets launched a 200 pound stallite into space that orbits around the earth. -
24th amendment
it banned states from taxing citizens to vote. -
cuban missile crisis
when the tension between the U.S. and the soviet union rose due to the bay of pigs invasion and the berlin crissis.
