2025 Final Exam Review: U.S. History 8 - Vocab List 5

2025 Final Exam Review: U.S. History 8 - Vocab List 5

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Social Studies

8th Grade

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1.

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Front

United Nations

Back

An international organization founded in 1945 to promote world peace and cooperation.

2.

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Front

What were the Nuremberg Trials?

Back

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

3.

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Front

What is the Cold War?

Back

A period of tension between the US and the Soviet Union after World War II, lasting until the early 1990s.

4.

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Front

Truman Doctrine

Back

A U.S. policy established in 1947 to provide economic and military aid to countries resisting communism.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the Marshall Plan?

Back

A U.S. program that provided aid to Western Europe after World War II to help rebuild economies and prevent the spread of communism.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The Berlin Airlift was a response to which event?

Back

The Soviet blockade of West Berlin

7.

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Front

NATO

Back

A military alliance formed in 1949 between North American and European countries to provide collective security against the Soviet Union.

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