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Truman Years
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The Truman Doctrine attempted to "contain" Communism by...
sending aid to rebuild war torn countries
dropping bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
sending aid to countries like Greece and Turkey
secretly allying with satellite nations in Eastern Europe
2
Truman and his staff agonized over dropping the bomb
yes, Truman originally did not want to use it
no, Truman actually was not aware of its power
yes, Truman said not but was over ruled
no, they were just hoping it would end the war
3
One medical invention during World War II was ...
morphene
mustard gas
penicillin
eradication of polio
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At the Yalta Conference...
Germany and Japan were represented in negotiations
The leaders agreed to drop the atomic bombs on Japan
USSR also agreed to permit free elections in Eastern Europe
Truman announced the Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine
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The Marshall Plan aided...
military widows and children
victims of the atomic bomb
only countries who fought with the allies
war torn countries
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The Warsaw Pact involved...
The Soviet Union
The United States
France
Great Britain
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MacArthur's downfall was his...
cowardice and timidity
failure to act decisively
lack of experience
pride and arrogance
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The purpose of NATO was to form...
an alliance between Asian countries
an alliance to fight World War II
an alliance moving forward to battle Communism
a Communist alliance
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The Berlin airlift...
was how the allies won the war over Hitler
dropped needed supplies to West Berlin
dropped needed supplies to from West Berlin to East Berlin
was a way to feed poor people in war torn Berlin
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At Potsdam the leaders discussed...
dropping the atomic bomb on Japan
punishment for war criminals
the Cold War and its future impact
dividing up Germany into 4 zones
