Quarter 3 Review

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Powerful new technology that ended WWII, changing military strategy and international relations.

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Atomic Weapons

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U.S. government agency created during WWII to control inflation by managing prices, rents, and rationing essential goods needed for the war effort.

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Office of Price Administration

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Location of a critical WWII invasion by Allied forces on June 6, 1944, marking a turning point in liberating Europe from Nazi occupation; D-Day.

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Normandy

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Horrific genocide during WWII resulted in the systematic persecution and murder of approximately six million Jews and millions of other innocent victims by Nazi Germany.

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Holocaust

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Held after World War II prosecuted prominent Nazi leaders for war crimes and crimes against humanity, establishing an international precedent for accountability.

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Nuremberg Trials

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This congressional committee investigated alleged Communist activities during the Cold War, notably targeting Hollywood figures and others accused of disloyalty to the United States.

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House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)

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Policy introduced by President Truman promising U.S. financial and military support to countries threatened by communism (Greece & Turkey), marking the start of America's strategy to contain Soviet influence after WWII.

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Truman Doctrine

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A symbolic division separating democratic Western Europe from communist Eastern Europe during the Cold War, representing deep political and ideological differences.

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Iron Curtain

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Conflict in the early 1950s where the U.S. fought with Southern ally & UN to stop Northern communists from taking control; nation still divided today at the 38th parallel.

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Korean War

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Residential neighborhoods built outside of big cities, which grew rapidly after World War II as families moved there seeking affordable homes, good schools, and safer communities.

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Suburbs