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1) The United Nations (UN) was established after WW2
2) In attempt to maintain international peace and security and to achieve cooperation among nations on economic, social, and humanitarian problems.
3) Created from the failures of the League of Nations (LoN) Why imp?
Still used today and serves as a global forum where countries can raise and discuss the most difficult issues, including problems of war and peace. -
1) D-Day was the name given to the June 6, 1944, invasion of the beaches at Normandy in northern France by troops from the United States.
2) Largest seaborne invasion in history.
3) It purpose was to liberate Europe and defeat Germany Why imp?
D-Day is largely considered the successful beginning of the end of Hitler's tyrannical regime. Opened Europe to the Allies and a German surrender less than a year later. -
1) Soviet forces block rail roads and water access to Allied-controlled areas of Berlin.
2) The United States and United Kingdom responded by airlifting food and fuel to Berlin from Allied airbases in western Germany
3) The blockade heightened the tensions of the Cold War Why imp?
The Berlin Airlift had successfully resisted Soviet pressure and avoided a shooting war, but contributed to increased division between East and West. -
1) NATO was created by the US, Canada, and several Western European nations
2) Purpose is to provide collective security against the Soviet Union
3) NATO was the first peacetime military alliance the United States entered into outside of the Western Hemisphere. Why imp?
It safeguards freedom and security of all its members by political and military means. -
1) On Oct 1, 1949, Mao declared the creation of the People's Republic of China
2) Mao was appointed head of China's government and had almost complete control over China
3) He became popular with Chinese people when he took from wealthy citizens and gave it to the peasants Why imp?
Contributed to the spread of communism after WW2. -
1) Explorer 1 was the first satellite launched by the United States in 1958 and was part of the U.S participation in the International Geophysical Year.
2) The launch of the Explorer 1 would be followed by the launch of Sputnik 1 and 2 by Soviet Russia two years later.
3) The Explorer 1 success marked the beginning of the U.S Space Age Why imp?
The 1st American satellite to orbit the Earth and the 1st to make a scientific discovery from space. -
1) The Cuban Missile Crisis was a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War
2) Bay of Pigs Disaster contributed to the Cuban Missile Crisis
3) The moment two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict Why imp?
Helped lessen tensions between the USA and the USSR. Led to agreements to begin to restrain the competition in nuclear arms. -
1) Cuban exiles launched a botched invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba.
2) Cuban planes fired on the invaders, sank two escort ships, and destroyed half of the exile air support.
3) The invasion was financed and directed by the U.S government Why Imp?
The Cuban government victory solidified Castro's role as a national hero and widened the political division between the two formerly allied countries. -
1) Symbol of the Cold War
2) Built to keep East Germans from escaping to the West
3) Stopping the flow of migrants out of the communist sector Why imp?
Divided families who found themselves unable to visit each other. Prevented the West from having further influence on the East, preventing immigrants to move from the communist section. -
1) The treaty prohibited nuclear weapons tests "or any other nuclear explosion" in the atmosphere, in outer space, and under water.
2) President John F. Kennedy signed the treaty.
3) The Cuban missile crisis showed that neither the United States nor the Soviet Union were ready to use nuclear weapons for fear of the other's retaliation. Causing the two superpowers to sign the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty of 1963 Why imp?
Stopped Russia and the US from nucking each other and everybody dies.