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German Expansionism and the Outbreak of World War II
German Expansionism and the Outbreak of World War II Woodrow Wilson had been right to try to dissuade the victors in World War I from demanding an admission of war guilt and impossible reparations from Germany. The combined effects of reparations and the Great ...
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The Beginnings of the Cold War
The Beginnings of the Cold War In 1946, Winston Churchill made an important speech on the current state of world affairs. He spoke the following memorable sentences: From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, ...
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Warsaw Pact
International Organizations Since the Communist and non-Communist members of the United Nations were mutually hostile and distrustful, many heads of state felt that they would do well to form smaller international unions for their mutual protection. Two such ...
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Rebuilding Europe After World War II
Rebuilding Europe When Communist forces took over Czechoslovakia in 1948, the U.S. Congress realized the seriousness of the Soviet threat to European democracy. They voted for full funding of the European Recovery Program, universally known as the Marshall ...
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The Truman and Eisenhower Administration
The Truman Administration President Harry S Truman faced numerous challenges, including the threat of nuclear war abroad and anti-Communist hysteria at home. However, Truman, a plain-spoken, solidly middle-class Midwesterner, was not the man to back down when ...
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Social Changes During 1945-1960
Social Changes, 1945–1960 The two biggest changes in everyday life in the United States after World War II were the migration to the suburbs and the invention of television. Suburbs were planned communities outside major cities. Developers bought large ...
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Civil Rights
Civil Rights Several important blows for racial integration were struck during the 1940s and 1950s. One was President Truman’s integration of the armed forces and the federal bureaucracy. Another was Jackie Robinson’s appearance in a Brooklyn Dodgers ...
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The United States in the Post World War II Era Practice Test
Review the following study guides if necessary: The United States in the Post World War II Era
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