WWII - CW 115 - 148

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During the Holocaust, what happened to the people who opposed the Nazi regime?

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They were part of the final solution, along with Jews and other undesireables

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What happened during Kristallnacht?

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Kristallnacht was a violent showing against Jews in Germany and Austria, resulting in widespread destruction and arrests.

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The Nuremberg Trials were...

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a series of military tribunals held after World War II to prosecute Nazi leaders for war crimes.

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What was the name of the land given to the Jews by the UN in 1948, which was owned by Palestine and controlled by Great Britain?

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Israel

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What did we start prescribing to people to cure them of bacterial infections and STILL USE TODAY after WWII?

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Antibiotics/Penicillin

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Who are the Baby Boomers?

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Baby Boomers are people born between 1946 and 1964.

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The Great Migration = African Americans to Northern Cities.... The White Flight = ____________

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Whites to suburbs

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What was the Iron Curtain?

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The Iron Curtain was a metaphorical division between Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War.

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How did the US decide it was going to handle Communism?

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Containment. Stop it from spreading to other countries!

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What was the US's response to the Berlin Blockade?

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The US responded with the Berlin Airlift and dropped supplies on Berlin for well over a year.