World War Two Review

Unresolved Conflicts from World War One & the Treaty of Versailles

Formation of the United Nations whose goal is world peace

Who were the 2 superpowers post World War Two?

German invasion of Poland

Creation of Truman Doctrine that gave US aid to countries who support democracy/capitalism

Women's rights increase with many women remaining in the work force after WWII

German Aggression including militarism, ignoring Treaty of Versailles, & Imperializing

The Cold War between the 2 super powers & their competition for world dominance

Two Super Powers (USA and USSR) emerged.

federal Interstate/highway system created to move military equipment & decentralize population

Suburban migration, the American Dream, and the creation of urban ghettos or slums

Germany split into 4 zones as was the capital city of Berlin (eventually 2 zones -East & West)

Germany/Hitler and USSR/Stalin pact not to invade each other

The bombing of Pearl Harbor in relations to America and WWII

The Great Depression and rise of totalitarian dictators in the 1930s

European Appeasement

The Holocaust (the genocide of 6 million Jews and 6 million others)

The implementation of the Marshall Plan giving US aid to European war countries to help rebuild

The Civil Rights Movement in USA

Nuclear or atomic bombing of Nagasaki & Hiroshima