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Japan's invasion of Manchuria starts its aggression on China and Indochina. Japan's plan was to create this circle of economic domination while trying to solve economic problems in the process. The US started imposing trade restrictions in response to Japan's aggression.
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also known as the Night of Broken Glass, the Nazis in Germany killed over 100 Jews. They vandalized Jewish homes, schools, and business.
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Also known as Cash and Carry
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After Germany invades Poland, France and Britain declare war on Germany. Germany uses the war tactic, blitzkrieg and invades France, launched air raids on Britain. FDR wanted to amend the Neutrality Acts due to Germany's aggression. Going from isolationism to international involvement led to more policies.
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Winston Churchill and FDR strengths the alliance between the US and Great Britain by signing the Atlantic Charter, which is a broad statement that enforces self-determination and an international system of general security.
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North Africa was invaded to free Germany's control over the Mediterranean Sea and protect the oil fields in the Middle East. The invasion took some pressure off the USSR.
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Churchill, Stalin and FDR discuss the final plans for the defeat of Europe and post war plans.
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The US played a key role in creating the United Nations, it is based on the League of Nations which was originally proposed by Woodrow Wilson. The United Nations is an organization that is to create and maintain international order
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These trials established that people are responsible for their actions and it established future trials. The Nuremberg Trials also brought genocide around the world.
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The Truman Doctrine was made to contain communist in
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The Truman Doctrine was created to contain communism in Europe. It provided military and financial aid the Greece and Turkey to fight back against communist there.
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Also known as the Economic Recovery Plan of 1948, was created by Sec. of State George Marshall. It provided finical aid the weak western Europe to rebuild their economy and prevent the fall to communist.
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Also known as the Economic Recovery Plan of 1948 was created by Sec. of State George Marshall. It provided finical aid to the Western Europe to rebuild their economy and prevent the rise of communist in Western Europe.
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The US supported the Jewish with the creation of the Jewish state of Israel. This action demonstrates the impacted of German war crimes had on the affect of the US
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After the Soviet Union blockaded Berlin, for 15 months the US provided with food and water with air drops. This was the first test the US policy, containment.
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the National Atlantic Treaty Organization, was made up the US, Canada, and most of Western Europe. It was a military alliance to fight against the Soviet Union
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The testing of the atomic bomb by the Soviet Union, led to the US to development of the hydrogen bomb, that began the nuclear arms race.
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When North Korea invaded South Korea, Truman thought that the invasion has been planned by the Soviet Union and asked the United Nations to take action. The United Nations voted to fight back against North Korea. US was attacked at the border and got pushed back to the 38th parallel. The war ended with a victory for containment above the 38 parallel for North Korea.
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The space race started when the Soviet Unin launched Sputnik. The Us reasoned by passing the National Defense Education Act to promote math and science skills. The space race created fears resulting in the building of bomb shelters, America took the led in the space race, when they landed the first man on the moon.
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The National Defense Education Act promoted math and science skills, also prevented the fear of consumerism
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After the WWII Germany was divided into two zones, the Soviet Union controlled the East zone and Allies Powers controlled the West zone. Berlin was also divided by the Berlin Wall, which prevent people from the eastern bloc escaping the west and gaining freedom
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Soviet invades Afghanistan to promote communist. The US supported the Afghan movement due to containment policy. The Soviet Union withdraws from the war, Afghan rebel groups turn into the Taliban, which supports Osama bin Laden
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The movements for liberation in Eastern Europe which made the guards open up the gates of the wall. The tearing down of the Berlin Wall makes the end of the Cold War.